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"A word that has two opposing meanings, such as cleave (“stick together” or “split apart”)."
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"cleave#English"
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"word": "contranymy"
},
{
"word": "contronymy"
},
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"word": "autoantonym"
},
{
"word": "antagonym"
},
{
"word": "Janus word"
},
{
"word": "contronym"
}
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{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔaḍdād",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "أَضْدَاد"
},
{
"code": "ca",
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"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
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"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
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"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Januswort"
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{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
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{
"code": "de",
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{
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{
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"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
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},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
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{
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
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"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "pl",
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "autoantónimo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
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"common-gender"
],
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},
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"code": "sv",
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"common-gender"
],
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}
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}
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"tags": [
"UK"
]
},
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"ipa": "/ˈkɑn.tɹə.nɪm/",
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"US"
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"tags": [
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"opposing"
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"meaning",
"meaning"
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"cleave",
"cleave#English"
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],
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},
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"word": "antagonym"
},
{
"word": "Janus word"
}
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"tags": [
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]
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈkɑn.tɹə.nɪm/",
"tags": [
"US"
]
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"word": "contronym"
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔaḍdād",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "أَضْدَاد"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "autoantònim"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"word": "kontranyymi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "énantiosème"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Januswort"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Antagonym"
},
{
"code": "de",
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"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Autoantonym"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Kontranym"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"word": "antagonima"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"word": "kontronima"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "autoantonim"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kontranim"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "autoantónimo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "autoantonym"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kontronym"
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