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- noun Plural form of
contronym .
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Richard Lederer has called such words "contronyms".
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The reason why I used "semantic shift" is because initially many contronyms including "sanction" had only one meaning that was extended gradually over time to encompass the opposite meaning, as well.
Contronyms mj 2009
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First up: an amusing list of contronyms, words that are self-antonyms.
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First up: an amusing list of contronyms, words that are self-antonyms.
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Learn something new – contronyms | YepYep - Your Daily Waste Of Time
Learn something new – contronyms | YepYep - Your Daily Waste Of Time 2007
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This term is -- logically, I trust -- derived from Jack Herring's coinage of contronyms (in Word Study, XXXVII, 3) to designate homographs of opposite meanings.
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This term is -- logically, I trust -- derived from Jack Herring's coinage of contronyms (in Word Study, XXXVII, 3) to designate homographs of opposite meanings.
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