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opposable

 [uh-poh-zuh-buhl]   Origin

op·pos·a·ble

   [uh-poh-zuh-buhl]
adjective
1.
capable of being placed opposite to something else: the opposable thumb of primates.
2.
capable of being resisted, fought, or opposed.
Origin:
1660–70; oppose + -able

Related forms
op·pos·a·bil·i·ty, noun
non·op·pos·a·ble, adjective
un·op·pos·a·ble, adjective
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opposable (əˈpəʊzəbəl)
 
—adj
1.  capable of being opposed
2.  Also: apposable (of the thumb of primates, esp man) capable of being moved into a position facing the other digits so as to be able to touch the ends of each
3.  capable of being placed opposite something else
 
op'posably
 
—adv
 
opposa'bility
 
—n

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opposable
1833, in reference to thumbs, from oppose + -able.
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