Word: opponency
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: op
po
nen
cy
Definition: The act of opening an academic disputation; the proposition of objections to a tenet, as an exercise for a degree.
Morphemes:
Affix: opponent
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The participant who opens an academic debate by putting forward objections to a theological or philosophical thesis.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: oppōnēns
Language: la
Decoded: opponens
Meaning: opposing
Affix: -cy
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns of state, condition or quality e.g. obstinacy.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -cia
Language: la
Decoded: -cia
Meaning: -cia