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antipodal

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an⋅tip⋅o⋅dal

[an-tip-uh-dl]
–adjective
1. Geography. on the opposite side of the globe; pertaining to the antipodes.
2. diametrically opposite: twin brothers with antipodal personalities.
3. Botany. (in a developing ovule) of or at the end opposite to the micropyle: antipodal nuclei.

Origin:
1640–50; antipode + -al 1
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an·tip·o·dal   (ān-tĭp'ə-dəl)   
adj.  
  1. Of, relating to, or situated on the opposite side or sides of the earth: Australia and Great Britain occupy antipodal regions.

  2. Diametrically opposed; exactly opposite.

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