Word Study
antipode
CIDE DICTIONARY
antipode, n.
One of the antipodes; anything exactly opposite. [1913 Webster]
" The singular, antipode, is exceptional in formation, but has been used by good writers. Its regular English plural would be , 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, ." [1913 Webster]
"In tale or history your beggar is ever the just antipode to your king." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
antipode, n. (usu. foll. by of, to) the exact opposite.
Etymology
see ANTIPODES
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