n.
Pronunciation: ' an-t ə - ˌ p ō d
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural an · tip · o · des \ an- ' ti-p ə - ˌ d ē z \
Etymology: Middle English antipodes, plural, persons dwelling at opposite points on the globe, from Latin, from Greek, from plural of antipod-, antipous with feet opposite, from anti- + pod-, pous foot ― more at FOOT
Date: 1549
1 : the parts of the earth diametrically opposite ― usually used in plural ― often used of Australia and New Zealand as contrasted to the western hemisphere
2 : the exact opposite or contrary
– an · tip · o · de · an \ ( ˌ )an- ˌ ti-p ə - ' d ē - ə n \ adjective or noun