enantiosemy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of polysemy in which a word or other seme can be read as two opposing senses.

Word forms

enantiosemy

Etymology

From enantio-; sem- (from Ancient Greek σῆμα "token, sign"); -y, modelled after polysemy.

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