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Definition of: adversary
(ad′vər·ser′ ē) noun plural ·sar·ies
One actively hostile; an opponent; enemy. See synonyms under ANTAGONIST, ENEMY.
—the Adversary Satan. [<L adversarius, lit., one turned towards < adversus. See ADVERSE.]
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