antipodes

See also: Antipodes

English

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀντίποδες (antípodes), from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + πόδες (pódes), plural of πούς (poús, “foot”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ænˈtɪpəˌdiz/, /ˈæntɪi.pəʊdz/

Usage notes

  • Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈæntɪi.pəʊdz/ is often considered incorrect[reference needed].

Noun

antipodes (uncountable)

  1. The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
  2. The Southern Hemisphere.
    • 1907, Robert William Chambers, chapter I, in The Younger Set (Project Gutenberg; EBook #14852), New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, published 1 February 2005 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 24962326:
      […] a delighted shout from the children swung him toward the door again. His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. "Phil!  You!  Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow!" recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands.
  3. (Britain, now rare) Australia and New Zealand.
  4. (figuratively, by extension) The opposite of something.
  5. plural of antipode

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Noun

antipodes m pl

  1. plural of antipode
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