adversary

See also: Adversary

English

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”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæd.və.s(ə)ɹi/, /ˈæd.və.sɛɹi/, /ædˈvɜː.sə.ɹi/, /ədˈvɜː.sə.ɹi/[1][2]
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæd.vəɹ.sɛɹi/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

adversary (plural adversaries)

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

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References
  1. (please provide the title of the work)‎, accessed 13 March 2022, archived from the original on 2009-04-25
  2. Pronunciation with /-ɛɹi/ is from UK audio file in Longman Exams Dictionary, even though IPA given in dictionary is /ˈæd.və.s(ə)ɹiː/
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