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oppidan

/op-i-duhn/US // ˈɒp ɪ dən //UK // (ˈɒpɪdən) rare //

反对派,反对,反对党,反对者

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of a town; urban.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a townsman.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Oppidan, op′i-dan, n. at Eton, a student who is not a foundationer or colleger.

  • The convivial entertainments of Check nights and Oppidan dinners had already become institutions of a past age.

  • On the other hand while 'meridian' and 'quartan' are French, 'publican', 'veteran', and 'oppidan' are Latin.

  • But now oppidan life extended beyond these walls; and houses, streets, villas and gardens spread into the plain on all sides.

  • From the absence of his name on the college lists, it may be inferred that he was an Oppidan.