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autantonym

English

Etymology

aut- +? antonym.

Coined or reported by Joseph T. Shipley, 1960.

Noun

autantonym (plural autantonyms)

  1. Alternative spelling of autoantonym
    • 1960, Joseph T. Shipley, Playing with Words, Prentice-Hall, p. 74
      autantonym — word having two opposite meanings (as a fast horse, and a fast color). Cf. contronym, heteronym, and homonym.
    • 1986, Harry Edwin Eiss, Dictionary of Language Games, Puzzles, and Amusements, Greenwood Press, p. 39.
      autantonym — word having two opposite meanings (as a fast horse, and a fast color). Cf. contronym, heteronym, and homonym.

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autoantonym

English

Alternative forms

  • auto-antonym

Etymology

auto- +? antonym. Coined or reported as autantonym by Joseph T. Shipley, 1960.

Noun

autoantonym (plural autoantonyms)

  1. (rare) A word that has two opposing meanings.
    Synonyms: contranym, contronym

Translations

See also

  • Appendix:English contranyms

References

Further reading

  • auto-antonym on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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