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Added 9 October 2026

antipodes

/ænˈtɪp.əˌdiz/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about antipodes at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth.
the North Pole and the South Pole are antipodes

Origin

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

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