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HOMOPHONIC CONTRANYMS

Posted by ABOOTTY OVINNAGATH on November 19, 2013

ORAL (spoken) - AURAL (heard)RAISE (to erect) - RAZE (to demolish)FIANCE (male betrothed) - FIANCEE (female betrothed)SUCCOUR (to aid) - SUCKER (to hoodwink)ENUMERABLE (countable) - INNUMERABLE (uncountable)RECKLESS (careless) - WRECKLESS (careful)

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_Bia(noprvtplz) November 19, 2013 6:08

do you know also that There are two forms of contranyms: homographic, where two words with the same spelling can have opposing definitions; and homophonic, where two words with the same pronunciation can have opposing definitions.

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