Main Entry: an·ti·pode

Pronunciation: \ˈan-tə-ˌpōd\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural an·tip·o·des \an-ˈti-pə-ˌdēz\

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-ˌti-pə-ˈdē-ən\ adjective or noun