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antonymous Definition


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antonym
noun
    1. A word that in certain contexts is the opposite in meaning to another word, eg straight has many antonyms, eg curved, unconventional, gay, indirect.
Derivative: antonymous
adj
    Etymology: 19c: from anti- + Greek onoma name; compare synonym.



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