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autoantonymy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
au-toantonymy
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being an autoantonym; the phenomenon that autoantonyms instantiate.

Uncountable

Etymology

By surface analysis, autoantonym + -y, or, by surface analysis, auto- + antonymy.

Usage

Phrases

self-contradiction self-contradictory

Frequently Paired Words

ambiguity self-contradiction self-contradictory

Synonyms

contranymy contronymy enantiosemy

Questions

What does autoantonymy mean?
The state of being an autoantonym; the phenomenon that autoantonyms instantiate.
Where does autoantonymy come from?
By surface analysis, autoantonym + -y, or, by surface analysis, auto- + antonymy.

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