Definitions from Wiktionary (complementary antonym)
▸ noun: (semantics) A term whose meaning is the complement of another term, in an either-or fashion, such as mortal in relation to immortal.
▸ noun: (linguistics, philosophy, semantics) One of a pair of words wherein affirmative use of one entails the negative of the other with no gradability.
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▸ noun: (semantics) A term whose meaning is the complement of another term, in an either-or fashion, such as mortal in relation to immortal.
▸ noun: (linguistics, philosophy, semantics) One of a pair of words wherein affirmative use of one entails the negative of the other with no gradability.
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