antonymy meaning

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antonymy (noun): the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings.

Definition of antonymy

  1. the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings

    Type of: semantic relation

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AN · words ending in MY · 8-letter words

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