Antonymy

//ˈæntə.nɪm.i// noun

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Noun

1
The semantic relation between antonyms; the quality of being antonymous. countable, uncountable
2
the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings wordnet

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synonymity synonymousness synonymy

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semantic relation

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