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an·ti·pode
\ˈantəˌpōd\ noun
(plural an·tip·o·des \an.tipəˌdēz sometimes ˈantəˌpōdz by those aware that there is a singular “antipode”\)
Etymology: back-formation from antipodes, plural, from Middle English, from Latin, from Greek, from plural of antipod-, antipous with the feet opposite, from anti- anti- (I) + pod-, pous foot — more at foot
1. antipodes plural, archaic
a. : persons dwelling at a directly opposite point on the globe of the earth
b. : those who are felt in some way to resemble such persons
2. antipodes plural, sometimes capitalized : the parts of the earth diametrically opposite — often used of Australia, New Zealand, and contiguous areas
< the churches of the antipodes — Christian Century >
— sometimes used in sing.
< the South Pole is the antipode of the North Pole — Irving Fisher & O.M.Miller >
3. : the exact opposite or contrary
< virtue is the antipode of self-love — G.P.Fisher >
— often used in plural
< the very antipodes of scholarly humanism — A.L.Guérard >
4. : a chemical compound having an exactly opposite configuration of its atoms in space — compare enantiomorph 2
5. antipodes plural : antipodal points |