adversary

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See also: Adversary

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Anglo-Norman aversaire (in Wace's Life of Saint Margaret), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French aversier, aversaire (French adversaire), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin adversārius, from adversus (turned toward).

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈæd.və.s(ə)ɹi/[1]
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈæd.və.sɛɹi/[2]
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ædˈvɜː.sə.ɹi/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈæd.vəɹ.sɛɹi/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

adversary (plural adversaries)

  1. An opponent or rival.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. ^ Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  2. ^ According to UK audio file in Longman Exams Dictionary, even though IPA given in dictionary is /ˈæd.və.s(ə)ɹiː/