autantonym

Etymology
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Coined or reported by Joseph T. Shipley, 1960.

Noun

 * 1) * 1960, Joseph T. Shipley, Playing with Words, Prentice-Hall, p. 74
 * autantonym — word having two opposite meanings (as a fast horse, and a fast color). Cf. contronym, heteronym, and homonym.
 * 1) * 1986, Harry Edwin Eiss, Dictionary of Language Games, Puzzles, and Amusements, Greenwood Press, p. 39.
 * autantonym — word having two opposite meanings (as a fast horse, and a fast color). Cf. contronym, heteronym, and homonym.
 * autantonym — word having two opposite meanings (as a fast horse, and a fast color). Cf. contronym, heteronym, and homonym.