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Webster 1913 Edition


Opposability

Op-posˊa-bil′i-ty

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Noun.
The condition or quality of being opposable.
In no savage have I ever seen the slightest approach to
opposability
of the great toe, which is the essential distinguishing feature of apes.
A. R. Wallace.

Definition 2024


opposability

opposability

English

Noun

opposability (usually uncountable, plural opposabilities)

  1. The condition or quality of being opposable.
    • A. R. Wallace
      In no savage have I ever seen the slightest approach to opposability of the great toe, which is the essential distinguishing feature of apes.