See also: Adversary

English

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Etymology

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From Middle English adversarie, from Anglo-Norman aversaire (in Wace's Life of Saint Margaret) and Old French aversier, aversaire (French adversaire), from Latin adversārius, from adversus (turned toward).

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæd.və.sɛɹi/, /ˈæd.və.s(ə)ɹi/, (dated) /ædˈvɜː.sə.ɹi/, /ədˈvɜː.sə.ɹi/[1]
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæd.vəɹ.sɛɹi/
    • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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adversary (plural adversaries)

  1. An opponent or rival.
    He prepared to fight his adversary.

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References

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  1. ^ “Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2022 March 13 (last accessed), archived from the original on 25 April 2009
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