See contranym on Wiktionary
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
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"word": "énantiosème"
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"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
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"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
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"word": "autoantonim"
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"word": "kontranim"
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"word": "contránimo"
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