par opposition à
French, preposition/paʁ ɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃ a/
par opposition à is spelled P-A-R-O-P-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N-À (14 letters). Par opposition à is a French preposition meaning “as opposed to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Par contraste avec”.
What does par opposition à mean in English?
preposition
- 1
as opposed to
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. Par contraste avec.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce par opposition à?
- /paʁ ɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃ a/
- \pa.ʁ‿ɔ.po.zi.sjɔ̃ a\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.