antipode
See also: Antipode
English
Etymology
Back-formation from antipodes.
Pronunciation
Noun
antipode (plural antipodes)
- Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
- 1704, David Crawford, Love at First Sight: A Comedy[1], London: R. Basset, page 59:
- The Reverse of Wit. The Antipode of Sense.
Derived terms
Translations
something directly opposite
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References
- “antipode”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
- ^ “antipode”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
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French
Pronunciation
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Noun
antipode m (plural antipodes)
Further reading
- “antipode”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
antipode m or f (plural antipodi)
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