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Noun

1. 1
   A type of polysemy in which a word or other seme can be read as two opposing senses. uncountable

   "Near-synonyms: contronymy, contranymy, autoantonymy"

Synonyms

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autoantonymycontranymycontronymy

Example

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"Near-synonyms: contronymy, contranymy, autoantonymy"

Etymology

From enantio-; sem- (from Ancient Greek σῆμα "token, sign"); -y, modelled after polysemy.

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