contronym

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Etymology

From contra- +‎ -onym.

Coined 1962 by Jack Herring.^[1] Note that the vowel of the suffix generally supersedes the vowel of the prefix, hence coined as contronym, rather than contranym.

Noun

contronym (plural contronyms)

Alternative spelling of contranym

References

^ Herring, Jack. Word Study (February 1962).

Lederer, Richard. "Curious Contronyms." Word Ways, 11 (February 1978): 27-28.

[1] Herring, Jack. Word Study (February 1962).

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