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Etymology
Borrowed from French antonyme, created to serve as the opposite of synonyme, from Ancient Greek ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + ὄνομα (ónoma, “name, word”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑn.toːˈnim/
- Hyphenation: an‧to‧niem
- Rhymes: -im
Noun
antoniem n (plural antoniemen, diminutive antoniempje n)
- antonym (word which has the opposite meaning)
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