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Antagonyms
(This is a word someone (named Ellis) else made up to describe a single word that has meanings that
contradict each other. His derivation of the word antagonyms is based on:
1. an·tag·o·nize (àn-tàg´e-nìz) verb, transitive
To counteract.
[Greek antagonizesthai, to struggle against : anti-, anti- + agonizesthai, to struggle (from agon, contest).]
2. -onym suffix
Word; name: acronym. [Greek -onumon, neuter of -onumos, having a specified kind of name, from onuma, name.]
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