Etymology

oppugnancy

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Today it means: The act of oppugning; opposition; resistance Full definition →

Late Latin oppugnantia
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromoppugnantia
  2. English todayoppugnancy

Borrowed from Late Latin oppugnantia or formed anew from oppugnant + -cy.

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