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antonym
an·to·nym
[
ántənìm
]
(
plural
an·to·nyms
)
noun
Definition:
word with opposite meaning:
a word that means the opposite of another word. For example, "hot" is the antonym of "cold."
[
Mid-19th century. < French
antonyme
< Greek
anti-
"against, opposite" +
onuma
"name"
]
an·to·nym·ic
[
àntə nímmik
]
adjective
an·ton·y·mous
[
an tónnəməss
]
adjective
an·ton·y·my
[
an tónnə mee
]
noun
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an·to·nym·ic [ àntə nímmik ] adjectivean·ton·y·mous [ an tónnəməss ] adjectivean·ton·y·my [ an tónnə mee ] noun
