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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA (Classical): [ɔˈpiː.ni.oː]^(Wiktionary)
+ * IPA (Ecclesiastical): [oˈpiː.ni.o]^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Forms==
+ '''opīniō''' ''f'' (genitive opīniōnis); third declension^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Etymology==
+ It is [[af|la|opīnor|-iō|t1=to think, suppose]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)^(TLL) The origin of ''opīnor'' is unclear; de Vaan finds a proposed derivation from a noun *eino- “purpose” unsupported.^(de Vaan 2008)
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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ Plautus has “your affair is going better than you think”.^(OLD 2012) Köbler dates Plautus c. 250–184 BC.^(Köbler 2010)
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+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ It meant what one thinks about something, an opinion or belief, and an expectation, especially in comparisons, as Plautus' “I'll be here sooner than you expect”.^(OLD 2012) It meant the faculty of imagination, and the estimate one holds of a person, often a good one.^(OLD 2012)
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+ It also meant what others think of one, reputation, as in Cicero.^(OLD 2012) Cicero says that among barbarians opinion often counts for more than the facts.^(Lewis & Short 1879) Döderlein says ''opinio'' is a view resting on feeling, like Greek ''doxa'', while ''sententia'' rests on clear conviction.^(Döderlein 1874) In medieval Latin it meant fame and a learned doctrine.^(Niermeyer 1976)^(Köbler 2010) English ''opinion'' came through Old French in the early 14th century.^(Etymonline)
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+ ==Timeline==
+ * c. 250–184 BC – Plautus uses it of belief and expectation.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)
+ * 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it of reputation.^(OLD 2012)^(Köbler 2010)
+ * early 14th century – English ''opinion'' is recorded.^(Etymonline)
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+ ==Meanings==
+ ===Noun===
+ # An [[m|en|opinion]], belief, supposition.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)
+ # An [[m|en|expectation]].^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)
+ # Imagination, fancy.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)
+ # An estimate (of a person), esteem.^(OLD 2012)
+ # [[m|en|Reputation]], good name.^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary)
+ # Report, rumour.^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==Word family==
+ * [[opīniōsus]]
+ * [[opīniuncula]]
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+ ==Related words==
+ * [[opīnābilis]]
+ * [[opīnātiō]]
+ * [[opīnātor]]
+ * [[opīnātus]]
+ * [[opīnor]]
+ * [[en|opinion]]
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+ ==References==
+ {{reflist}}