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opposite 1. Botany a. (of leaves, flowers, etc.) arranged in pairs on either side of the stem b. (of parts of a flower) arranged opposite the middle of another part 2. Maths a. (of two vertices or sides in an even-sided polygon) separated by the same number of vertices or sides in both a clockwise and anticlockwise direction b. (of a side in a triangle) facing a specified angle 3. Maths the side facing a specified angle in a right-angled triangle opposite [′äp·ə·zət] (botany) Located side by side. Of leaves, being in pairs on an axis with each member separated from the other of the pair by half the circumference of the axis. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| But the data also reveal surprisingly strong attitudes about the seals, especially by those who hold either the AMS seal or the NWA seal, often in diametric opposition to each other. Procter's expression of "love" becomes his speaking of the unspeakable, in diametric opposition to his--and the author's--coarse gender essentializing. It would nevertheless be foolish of me to try to persuade you that the study of Judaism in the American university has always had a structure that is the diametric opposite of what goes on in Jewish academies (yeshivot). |
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