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Re: A ravening of ravens

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Wednesday, March 29, 2006, 14:50
> > A pair of antonyms, as we all know, are words > > opposite in meaning to each other. A contronym > > is a word which is its own antonym, eg (the verbs) > > "rent" or "cleave".
I'm sorry, but I completely fail to see how either "to rent" or "to cleave" is its own antonym. What am I missing?? -- Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>

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