Enantioseme

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A seme with polysemy of the type where at least one pair of its meanings are opposite to each other. uncommon

    "Near-synonyms: autoantonym, auto-antonym, autantonym; contronym, contranym"

Example

More examples

"Near-synonyms: autoantonym, auto-antonym, autantonym; contronym, contranym"

Etymology

By surface analysis, enantio- + seme.

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