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antipode

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  1. 1. n. One of the antipodes; anything exactly opposite. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. direct opposite Source: wordnet
  3. 3. One of the antipodes; anything exactly opposite. In tale or history your beggar is ever the just antipode to your king. Lamb. Note: The singular, antipode, is exceptional in formation, but has been used by good writers. Its regular English plural would be ân"tî*podes, the last syllable rhyming with abodes, and this pronunciation is sometimes heard. The plural form (originally a Latin word without a singular) is in common use, and is pronounced, after the English method of Latin, ân*tîp"o*dez. Source: webster
  4. 4. One of the antipodes; anything exactly opposite.In tale or history your beggar is ever the just antipode to yourking. Lamb. Source: adambom

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