oppositus (1) adj.
P. of oppono, standing against, opposed, opposite : Mons Cebenna, Cs.: luna soli: contra Zancleïa saxa Rhegion, O.— Fig.: propugnaculum istis ipsis nationibus.
oppŏsĭtus, a, um, Part. and P. a., from oppono. ...
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