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na·dir
I. \ˈnādə(r), -āˌdi(ə)r, -iə\ noun
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Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Arabic naẓīr opposite (in the phrase naẓīr as-samt opposite the zenith)
1. : the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
2. : the lowest point
< the novel's nadir of degradation — Robert Hunting >
: the time of greatest depression
II. \ˈnäˌdi(ə)r\ noun
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Etymology: Malay
: a Malayan light-draft fishing boat |