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Old 12-Nov-2006, 22:21
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What does one call a word that has two extreme meanings (eg., cleave)? Can you give me other examples?

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What does one call a word that has two extreme meanings (eg., cleave)? Can you give me other examples?
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you mean 'antagonyms'

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What does one call a word that has two extreme meanings (eg., cleave)? Can you give me other examples?

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In addition to "antagonym", there are "contranym" and "autoantonym".
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