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contranym
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Other spellings
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contronym
Pronunciation
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(
UK
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈkɒn.trə.nɪm/
(
US
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈkɑn.trə.nɪm/
Audio (UK)
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Noun
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Singular
contranym
Plural
contranyms
(
countable
) A
contranym
is a word with two different
meanings
, which are the
opposite
of each other. The meaning can only be understood in the
context
of the
sentence
.
Categories
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Nouns
Countable nouns
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