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opposable definition

op·pos·able (ə pō′zə bəl)

adjective

  1. that can be opposed
  2. that can be placed opposite something else, as the thumb with each finger

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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