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  2. Opposite - Wikipedia

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    An antonym is one of a pair of words with opposite meanings. Each word in the pair is the antithesis of the other. A word may have more than one antonym. There are three categories of antonyms identified by the nature of the relationship between the opposed meanings.

  3. Contronym - Wikipedia

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    Some pairs of contronyms are true homographs, i.e., distinct words with different etymologies which happen to have the same form. [7] For instance cleave "separate" is from Old English clēofan, while cleave "adhere" is from Old English clifian, which was pronounced differently.

  4. Newspeak - Wikipedia

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    In the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (also published as 1984), by George Orwell, Newspeak is the fictional language of Oceania, a totalitarian superstate.To meet the ideological requirements of Ingsoc (English Socialism) in Oceania, the Party created Newspeak, which is a controlled language of simplified grammar and limited vocabulary designed to limit a person's ability for critical ...

  5. What are your kids saying on the internet: Your guide to ...

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    See also: high-key, low-key's antonym. Rizz: short for charisma. Salty: bitter or angry, especially implying jealousy. Slay: a verb or adjective meaning to be stylish or exhibit lots of swagger ...

  6. List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    Despite this, a British panel show compiling interesting facts has been given the name Duck Quacks Don't Echo. The dodo was intelligent and inedible despite popular belief. Despite the saying "dumb as dodo," the dodo's intelligence was above average for an avian, as it was a member of the family Columbidae (pigeons).

  7. Interesting - Wikipedia

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    Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; Interesting

  8. Interesting number paradox - Wikipedia

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    The interesting number paradox is a humorous paradox which arises from the attempt to classify every natural number as either "interesting" or "uninteresting".

  9. Converse (semantics) - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, converses or relational antonyms are pairs of words that refer to a relationship from opposite points of view, such as parent/child or borrow/lend. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The relationship between such words is called a converse relation . [ 2 ]