antipodean
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antipodes (ænˈtɪpəˌdiːz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —pl n | |
| 1. | either or both of two points, places, or regions that are situated diametrically opposite to one another on the earth's surface, esp the country or region opposite one's own |
| 2. | the people who live there |
| 3. | (often capital) the antipodes Australia and New Zealand |
| 4. | (sometimes functioning as singular) the exact or direct opposite |
| [C16: via Late Latin from Greek, plural of antipous having the feet opposite, from | |
| antipodean | |
| —adj, —n | |
| antipodes (ænˈtɪpəˌdiːz) | |
| —pl n | |
| 1. | either or both of two points, places, or regions that are situated diametrically opposite to one another on the earth's surface, esp the country or region opposite one's own |
| 2. | the people who live there |
| 3. | (often capital) the antipodes Australia and New Zealand |
| 4. | (sometimes functioning as singular) the exact or direct opposite |
| [C16: via Late Latin from Greek, plural of antipous having the feet opposite, from | |
| antipodean | |
| —adj, —n | |
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Word Origin & History
antipodes
"place on the opposite side of the earth," late 14c., from L. antipodes "those who dwell on the opposite side of the earth," from Gk. antipodes, pl. of antipous "with feet opposite (ours)," from anti- "opposite" + pous "foot" (see foot), thus people who live on the opposite
side of the world. Not to be confused with antiscii "those who live on the same meridian on opposite side of the equator," whose shadows fall at noon in the opposite direction, from Gk. anti- + skia "shadow."
"Yonde in Ethiopia ben the Antipodes, men that haue theyr fete ayenst our fete." ["De Proprietatibus Rerum Bartholomeus Anglicus," translated by John of Trevisa, 1398]Related: Antipodal (adj., 1640s); antipodean (1630s)
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Science Dictionary
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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Cultural Dictionary
antipodes [(an-tip-uh-deez)]Two places on the globe that are exactly opposite each other; for example, the North Pole and South Pole.
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The campaign rows, party intrigue and sniping could serve nicely as a plot for yet another antipodean soap opera.
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