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A word that has two opposing meanings, such as (“come together” or “split apart”).
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Auto-antonym — Enantiodrome redirects here. For the Jungian principle of equilibrium, see Enantiodromia. An auto antonym (sometimes spelled autantonym), or contranym (originally spelled contronym), is a word with a homograph (a word of the same spelling) that… … Wikipedia
class act — noun a) An entity exhibiting high class (q.v.) esp. through refinement of demeanor, conscientiousness of behavior, and/or skillfulness in performance; or an exhibition of high class esp. of one or more of those types: b) A person or organization… … Wiktionary
station-to-station — noun a) A contranym which may mean: b) A strategy in which a team attempts to score runs by stealing bases, bunting, sacrificing, hitting singles and adopting hit and run plays; inside baseball or … Wiktionary
autoantonym — noun A word that has two opposing meanings. Left: a word that can mean to have departed from or to have remained . Syn: contranym, contronym … Wiktionary
