opposition vs tertium quid

tertium quid vs opposition

opposition and tertium quid both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
opposition	Yes	No	No	No
tertium quid	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tertium quid is a hyponym of opposition; that is, tertium quid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than opposition:

opposition: the relation between opposed entities
tertium quid: some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both

Other hyponyms of opposition include antipode, antithesis, conflict, contrast, direct contrast, flip side, mutual opposition, polarity, gradable opposition, polarity, sign, ungradable opposition, contradictoriness, contradiction, contrary, contrariety, contrary, opposite, reverse, inverse, opposite, antagonism.

opposition (noun)	tertium quid (noun)
the act of hostile groups opposing each other	some third thing similar to two opposites but distinct from both
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
a body of people united in opposing something
an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
a contestant that you are matched against
a direction opposite to another
the relation between opposed entities

Difference between opposition and tertium quid

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