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noun
A term whose meaning is the complement of another term, in an either-or fashion, such as mortal in relation to immortal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, semantics
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noun
One of a pair of words wherein affirmative use of one entails the negative of the other with no gradability.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, philosophy, sciences, semantics
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History
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Across languages
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