adversary
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Anglo-Norman aversaire (in Wace's Life of Saint Margaret), from Old French aversier, aversaire (French adversaire), from Latin adversārius, from adversus (“turned toward”).
Pronunciation [edit]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈæd.və.s(ə)ɹiː/; X-SAMPA: /"{d.v@.S(@)ri:/[1]
- (UK) IPA: /ˈæd.və.sɛɹiː/; X-SAMPA: /"{d.v@.SEri:/[2]
- (UK) IPA: /ædˈvɜː(ɹ).sə.ɹi/; X-SAMPA: /{d"v3:(3).s@.ri/
- (US) IPA: /ˈæd.vəɹ.sɛɹiː/
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Noun [edit]
adversary (plural adversaries)
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
opponent
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References [edit]
- ^ Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
- ^ According to UK audio file in Longman Exams Dictionary, even though IPA given in dictionary is /ˈæd.və.s(ə)ɹiː/