Definition for OP-PO'NENT

OP-PO'NENT, a. [L. opponens, oppono; ob and pono, to set, put or lay, that is, to thrust against; Heb. Syr. Ch. and Ar. בנה, to build, that is, to set, to found, L. fundo.]

That opposes; opposite; adverse. Prior.

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