Etymology

antipodes

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Today it means: The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀντίποδες
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antipodes · noun1

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀντίποδες
  2. English todayantipodes

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

antipodes · noun2

See the etymology of antipode.

Antipodes · proper noun3

See antipodes.

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