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secret rule (lemmy.world)

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[-] Lux 102 points 8 months ago

Not trans exclusive, just a lot of trans people here (including me)

[-] yetAnotherUser@feddit.de 26 points 8 months ago

Huh, I didn't realize exclusive is an auto-antonym

[-] Silentiea@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

An antaunym.

[-] Bronco1676@lemmy.ml 10 points 8 months ago

[-] Silentiea@lemm.ee 4 points 8 months ago

This phenomenon is called enantiosemy, enantionymy (enantio- means "opposite"), antilogy or autantonymy.

Apparently it has more names than a great old one...

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