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US /ˈæd.vəɹˌsɛɹi/ UK /ˈæd.və.sɛɹi/
Freq #16958

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1 noun · an enemy, opponent, or rival. antagonistopponent
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Forms adversaries

Etymology

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”).

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