Contranym

//ˈkɑn.tɹə.nɪm// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of contronym. alt-of, alternative

Synonyms

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autoantonymenantiosemeself-antonym

Etymology

By surface analysis, contra + nym; diachronically, coined in 1962 by Jack Herring as contronym from contr(a)- + -onym.

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