Antonym vs Autonym - What's the difference?
antonym | autonym |
(semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another, although not necessarily in all its senses.
(taxonomy) An infraspecific name in which the species epithet is repeated.
(linguistics, anthropology) A name used by a group or category of people to refer to themselves or their language, as opposed to a name given to them by other groups.
The true name of a person or other entity, especially an author.
A work published under the author's true name."Autonym", OED 2nd ed.
* 1900 , Mr. Barnwell, "Cataloging Roundtable", in Library Journal , page 157
As nouns the difference between antonym and autonym
is that antonym is antonym (word which has the opposite meaning as another word) while autonym is (taxonomy) an infraspecific name in which the species epithet is repeated.antonym
English
(wikipedia antonym)Noun
(en noun)- "rich" is an antonym''' of "poor"; "full" is an '''antonym of "empty" .
Antonyms
* synonymDerived terms
* autoantonym * antonymic * antonymous * antonymy * binary antonym * complementary antonym * gradable antonym * polar antonym * relational antonymSee also
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* (wikipedia) ----autonym
English
(wikipedia autonym)Noun
(en noun)- Deutsche is the autonym of the people known in English as Germans .
- As a general principle, the heading of the main entry of the book should be in the form in which the book itself is published; that is, if it is published under an autonym' let the ' autonym be given, if under a pseudonym, then let the pseudonym be given, and if the book be anonymous, then let the fact be stated.