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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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