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  1. contronym

    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.

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  1. contronym

    A contranym is a single word that has two contradictory meanings, (they are their own opposites). They are quite rare and hard to come by.

    1. bolt: to secure / to flee 2. bound: heading to a destination / restrained from movement 3. left: departed / what remains 4. to add fine particles / to remove them 5. to approve or to boycott


    Submitted by Soulwriter on December 27, 2021  

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of contronym in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of contronym in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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