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Antonym facts for kids

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An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of itself.

The first known use of the word antonym was in 1857. Properly defined it means a word of opposite meaning.

hot cold
left right
up down
near far
small big
young old
day night
male female
wet dry

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