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Word: Adversary
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French adversarie, from Latin adversarius ‘opposed, opponent’, from adversus (see adverse)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈadvəs(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute
Short Definition:one's opponent in contest or dispute
Examples:- Davis beat his old adversary in the quarter-finals
Word: Adversary
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈadvəs(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈadvəs(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Examples:
- the confrontations of adversary politics
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