Autoantonymy

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being an autoantonym; the phenomenon that autoantonyms instantiate. uncommon, uncountable

Synonyms

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contranymycontronymyenantiosemy

Etymology

By surface analysis, autoantonym + -y, or, by surface analysis, auto- + antonymy.

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