antipodes
[an-tip-uh-deez]
plural noun
places diametrically opposite each other on the globe.
those who dwell there.
Origin of antipodes
Antipodes
[an-tip-uh-deez]
noun (used with a plural verb)
antipode
[an-ti-pohd]
noun
Origin of antipode
First recorded in 1540–50; back formation from antipodes
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Related Words for antipodes
inverse, reverse, obverse, antithesis, converse, contrary, antipode, antipoleExamples from the Web for antipodes
Historical Examples of antipodes
Opposite neighbors, and as far removed as if we had lived at the antipodes.
The First ViolinJessie Fothergill
Was it not generally believed in former times, that there were no antipodes?
The Phantom WorldAugustin Calmet
John Feversham, the nephew, was almost the antipodes of his uncle.
Clare AveryEmily Sarah Holt
A spirit whispered the news to Sir Francis, who was at the Antipodes.
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and CoastsRosalind Northcote
The Spanish clergy declared that the theory of the antipodes was hostile to the faith.
How to SucceedOrison Swett Marden
antipodes
pl n
Word Origin for antipodes
C16: via Late Latin from Greek, plural of antipous having the feet opposite, from anti- + pous foot
antipode
noun
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[(an-tip-uh-deez)]
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