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'Adversary' — Video Word of the Day 4/18/2019

Learn the meaning and history of 'adversary' in our new video series with TIME


Our Word of the Day for April 18, 2019 is adversary, a noun meaning "an enemy or opponent."

Presented as part of the Merriam-Webster and TIME Word of the Day partnership.

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