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  • 11opposite — /ˈɒpəsət / (say opuhsuht) adjective 1. placed or lying over against something else or each other, or in a corresponding position from an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room; opposite to our house. 2. contrary or… …

  • 12diametrically — di|a|met|ri|cally [ˌdaıəˈmetrıkli] adv diametrically opposed/opposite completely different and opposite ▪ The two ideas are diametrically opposed …

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  • 13diametrically — adverb diametrically opposed/opposite completely different and opposite: The two ideas are diametrically opposed …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14opposite — oppositely, adv. oppositeness, n. /op euh zit, sit/, adj. 1. situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.… …

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  • 15opposite — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere Date: 14th century 1. a. set over against something that is at the other end or side of an intervening line or space < opposite interior …

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  • 16opposite — I adj. (BE) opposite to USAGE NOTE: When opposite means facing , it can be an adjective in BE her house is opposite to ours. More usu., opposite is used as a preposition in both BE and AE her house is opposite ours. When opposite means&#8230; …

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  • 17opposite — adj., n., adv., & prep. adj. 1 (often foll. by to) having a position on the other or further side, facing or back to back. 2 (often foll. by to, from) a of a contrary kind; diametrically different. b being the other of a contrasted pair. 3 (of&#8230; …

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  • 18opposite — 1. adjective 1) the opposite page Syn: facing, opposing, reverse 2) opposite views Syn: conflicting, contrasting, incompatible, irreconcilable, antithetical, contradictory, clashing, contrary …

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  • 19diametrically — UK [ˌdaɪəˈmetrɪklɪ] / US adverb diametrically opposed/opposite completely different from each other diametrically opposed points of view …

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  • 20opposite — op•po•site [[t]ˈɒp ə zɪt, sɪt[/t]] adj. 1) situated or lying face to face with something else or each other, or placed in corresponding positions across an intervening line, space, etc.: at opposite ends of a room[/ex] 2) contrary or radically&#8230; …

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