autoantonym
See also: auto-antonym
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
auto- + antonym. Coined or reported as autantonym by Joseph T. Shipley, 1960.[1]
Noun edit
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autoantonym (plural autoantonyms)
Translations edit
contranym — see contranym
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Shipley, Joseph T. Playing with Words. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1960, p. 74
Further reading edit
- auto-antonym on Wikipedia.Wikipedia