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   en·e·my

   /ˈenəmē/

   noun

   • 1. a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something: "the traditional enemies of his tribe"
   • ▪ a hostile nation or its armed forces or citizens, especially in time of war: "the enemy shot down four helicopters"
   • ▪ a thing that harms or weakens something else: "routine is the enemy of art"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French enemi, from Latin inimicus, from in- ‘not’ + amicus ‘friend’.

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