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Definition: (adjective) unenthusiastic, routine, or mechanical.
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an·ti·pode  audio  (nt-pd) KEY 

NOUN:
A direct or diametrical opposite: "We just sit and listen to the fullness of the quiet, as an antipode to focused busyness" (Kathryn A. Knox).
ETYMOLOGY:
Back-formation from antipodes


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