"contranym" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɒn.tɹə.nɪm/ [UK], /ˈkɑn.tɹə.nɪm/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-contranym.wav Forms: contranyms [plural]
Etymology: From contra- + -nym, coined 1962 by Jack Herring as contronym. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|contra|nym}} contra- + -nym Head templates: {{en-noun}} contranym (plural contranyms)
  1. A word that has two opposing meanings, such as cleave (“stick together” or “split apart”). Wikipedia link: auto-antonym Synonyms: autoantonym, antagonym, Janus word, contronym Derived forms: contranymic Related terms: contranymy, contronymy, double negative, skunked term Translations (a word that has two opposing meanings): أَضْدَاد (ʔaḍdād) [masculine] (Arabic), autoantònim [masculine] (Catalan), kontranyymi (Finnish), énantiosème [masculine] (French), Januswort [neuter] (German), Antagonym [neuter] (German), Autoantonym [neuter] (German), Kontranym [neuter] (German), antagonima (Hungarian), kontronima (Hungarian), autoantonim [masculine] (Polish), kontranim [masculine] (Polish), autoantónimo [masculine] (Spanish), autoantonym [common-gender] (Swedish), kontronym [common-gender] (Swedish)

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Alternative forms

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      "sense": "a word that has two opposing meanings",
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