Apr 3, 2023 · The mainstream dictionary entries seem to be either for "opp" meaning "opportunity" (as in "business opp", "job opp"), or as an abbreviation for terms such as "opposite" or "opus". …

Nov 10, 2015 · Opp. to rare. and 'rare' in this sense: a. Originally: (of an organ or tissue, soil, or other substance) having the constituent material or particles loose or not closely packed …

Mar 1, 2011 · Per Strunk and White's Elements of Style, p. is used to denote 1 page, pp. to denote a range of pages. This form of citation is used when you are using brief/in text …

Apr 26, 2011 · Late to the party: if your original statement is P => Q, then the converse is Q => P and the inverse is !P => !Q. It happens that the inverse and the converse are logically …

Sep 18, 2015 · transgender is an umbrella term that refers to anybody who has a gender identity different to their at-birth sex, regardless of whether they have had sex reassignment surgery or …

Nov 26, 2010 · As JSBangs and Kosmonaut have pointed out already, despite is the way to go in contemporary English. However, despite of is not incorrect per se; it's just a bit dated. Look no …

Oct 1, 2013 · I'm having trouble as to what you call two words that contradict each other. For example, "That was weirdly normal." I think this kind of word play is used in puns and jokes. …

Apr 14, 2015 · It depends on: in which sense of the word, and in what context, you want to use the sentence. Possible antonyms: refute, deny and other words.

Neither shallow nor gentle are the opposite of steep, but rather words we make do with because there is no actual word for what we mean; when asked the opposite of gentle or shallow we …

Is there a difference in usage between imbalance and unbalance as nouns? Specifically, we are designing a product where we measure three (3) related quantities continuously. These three …