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(1):

(n.) That which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its opposite.

(2):

(n.) One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.

(3):

(a.) Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.

(4):

(a.) Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; - often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange.

(5):

(a.) Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme.

(6):

(a.) Set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node.

(7):

(a.) Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands before a petal.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Opposite'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/opposite.html. 1828.
 
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