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antipodean

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an⋅tip⋅o⋅des

  [an-tip-uh-deez]
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–plural noun
1. places diametrically opposite each other on the globe.
2. those who dwell there.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L < Gk (hoi) antípodes lit., (those) with the feet opposite (pl. of antípous), equiv. to anti- anti- + -podes, nom. pl. of poûs foot

Related forms:
an⋅tip⋅o⋅de⋅an  [an-tip-uh-dee-uhn] , adjective, noun
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an·tip·o·des   (ān-tĭp'ə-dēz')   
pl.n.  

  1. Any two places or regions that are on diametrically opposite sides of the earth.

  2. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Something that is the exact opposite or contrary of another; an antipode.


[Middle English, people with feet opposite ours, from Latin, from Greek, from pl. of antipous, with the feet opposite : anti-, anti- + pous, pod-, foot; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]
an·tip'o·de'an adj.
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antipodes   (ān-tĭp'ə-dēz')  Pronunciation Key 
Two places on directly opposite sides of the Earth, such as the North Pole and the South Pole.
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