autoantonym

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

auto- +‎ antonym. Coined or reported as autantonym by Joseph T. Shipley, 1960.[1]

Noun

Template:examples-right autoantonym (plural autoantonyms)

  1. (rare) A word that has two opposing meanings.
    Synonyms: contranym, contronym

Translations

contranym — see contranym

See also

References

  1. ^ Shipley, Joseph T. Playing with Words. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1960, p. 74

Further reading

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