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contronym

English

Etymology

contra- +? -onym.

Coined 1962 by Jack Herring. 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)

  1. Alternative spelling of contranym

References

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

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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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