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contranym

noun
/ˈkɒn.tɹə.nɪm/UK/ˈkɑn.tɹə.nɪm/US

Etymology

By surface analysis, contra + nym; diachronically, coined in 1962 by Jack Herring as contronym from contr(a)- + -onym.

  1. derived from ὄνυμα
  2. formed as contranym — “contra- + -onym”

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of contronym.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA