binary opposition

bi·na·ry op·po·si·tion

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy-nuh-ree, -ner-ee op-uh-zish-uh n]
- /ˈbaɪ nə ri, -nɛr i ˌɒp əˈzɪʃ ən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bahy-nuh-ree, -ner-ee op-uh-zish-uh n]
- /ˈbaɪ nə ri, -nɛr i ˌɒp əˈzɪʃ ən/

Definition of binary opposition words

noun binary opposition a relation between the members of a pair of linguistic items, as a pair of distinctive features, such that one is the absence of the other, as voicelessness and voice, or that one is at the opposite pole from the other, as stridency and mellowness. 1

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

First recorded in 1950-55

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preposition

conjunction

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exclamation

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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