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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
antonym /ˈantənɪm/

▶noun a word opposite in meaning to another.

– derivatives
antonymous /anˈtɒnɪməs/ adjective,
antonymy /anˈtɒnɪmi/ noun.

– origin C19: from Fr. antonyme, from ant- (from Gk anti- ‘against’) + Gk onoma ‘a name’.

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