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ANTIPODE
antipode
(noun) direct opposite; “quiet: an antipode to focused busyness”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
antipode (plural antipodes)
Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
Anagrams
• adeption, antidope
Source: Wiktionary
An"ti*pode, n.
Definition: One of the antipodes; anything exactly opposite. In tale or history your beggar is ever the just antipode to your king. Lamb.
Note: The singular, antipode, is exceptional in formation, but has been used by good writers. Its regular English plural would be ân"tî*podes, the last syllable rhyming with abodes, and this pronunciation is sometimes heard. The plural form (originally a Latin word without a singular) is in common use, and is pronounced, after the English method of Latin, ân*tîp"o*dez.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
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