Enantioseme
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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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