antonym
noun as in strong fondness
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Example:The words 'hot' and 'cold' are a well-known antonym pair.
Definition:A pair of words that are antonyms to each other, where each word is the opposite in meaning of the other. For example, 'up' and 'down' form an antonym pair.
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Example:Antonymy is studied in the field of lexical semantics, where researchers try to understand how words with opposite meanings work.
Definition:A relation between a pair of words that are antonyms, where each word contrasts with the other. Antonymy is a type of semantic relation that exists between words which have meanings that oppose one another.
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