Usually means: Word with opposite meanings itself.
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  1. contronym: Merriam-Webster
  2. contronym: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. contronym: Wiktionary
  4. contronym: Dictionary.com
  5. Contronym: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. contronym: A Word A Day
  2. contronym: Wordcraft Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Contronym)

noun:  Alternative spelling of contranym [A word that has two opposing meanings, such as cleave (“stick together” or “split apart”).]

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