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an·tagonym
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antagonym
An auto-antonym or autantonym, also called a contronym or antagonym among other terms, is a word with multiple meanings (senses) of which one is the reverse of another. For example, the word cleave can mean "to cut apart" or "to bind together". This phenomenon is called enantiosemy, enantionymy (enantio- means "opposite"), antilogy or autantonymy. An enantiosemic term is necessarily polysemic.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of antagonym in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of antagonym in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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