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Contronym
A contronym is a word with two opposite meanings. For example, the word clip can mean "attach", as in paperclip, or "cut off", as in "clip the hedges". Since a contronym has at least two meanings, it is by definition polysemic.
Article summary
A contronym is a word with two opposite meanings. For example, the word clip can mean "attach", as in paperclip, or "cut off", as in "clip the hedges". Since a contronym has at least two meanings, it is by definition polysemic.
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- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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