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Synonyms for antonymous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : an-tuh-nim |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈæn tə nɪm |
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Définition of antonymous
Origin :- 1867, coined to serve as opposite of synonym, from Greek anti- "equal to, instead of, opposite" (see anti-) + -onym "name" (see name (n.)). Perhaps introduced to English in the book "Synonyms and Antonyms" (1867) by the Ven. C.J. Smith, M.A.
- UNDER the head of Synonyms and Antonyms, Archdeacon Smith arranges words which form an antithesis to one another. The word "antonym" is, we believe, a new formation but useful. ["Journal of Sacred Literature," July 1867]
- French antonyme (1842), German antonym (by 1859) are older. The un-Greek alternative counterterm has been left to fade.
- adj opposite
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