Meaning of ANTIPODES
| Pronunciation: | | an'tipu`deez
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[n] any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth; "the North Pole and the South Pole are antipodes" |
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ANTIPODES is a 9 letter word that starts with A. |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \An*tip"o*des\, n. [L. pl., fr. Gr. ? with the feet
opposite, pl. ? ?; ? against + ?, ?, foot.]
1. Those who live on the side of the globe diametrically
opposite.
2. The country of those who live on the opposite side of the
globe. --Latham.
3. Anything exactly opposite or contrary.
Can there be a greater contrariety unto Christ's
judgment, a more perfect antipodes to all that hath
hitherto been gospel? --Hammond.
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