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contronymy.

The quality of being a contronym or including contronyms.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

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noun/kənˈtɹɑn.ə.mi/General-American/kənˈtɹɒn.ə.mi/General-American
  1. The quality of being a contronym or including contronyms.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

From contronym + -y; also, by surface analysis, contro- + -nymy.

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