antipode

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/ˈæn.tɪ.poʊd/

Definition of antipode

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.

“The very Reverse of a Wit. The Antipode of Sense.”
“A Mexican diligence is fmilar(sic) to an American post coach or mail stage, and a stranger from the United States, taking his seat in one of them, while all else around him is nearly the antipodes of what he has been accustomed to, feels old sensations revive, as he once more finds something that looks like home.”
“In many ways, Memphis was the antipode of Boston.”

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noun

Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.

“The very Reverse of a Wit. The Antipode of Sense.”
“A Mexican diligence is fmilar(sic) to an American post coach or mail stage, and a stranger from the United States, taking his seat in one of them, while all else around him is nearly the antipodes of what he has been accustomed to, feels old sensations revive, as he once more finds something that looks like home.”
“In many ways, Memphis was the antipode of Boston.”
The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.

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