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Contronyms


Contro = 'CONTRADICTORY' (or opposite) Nym = 'NAME'
They are also called 'auto-antonyms' because contronyms में एक ही शब्द के दो अर्थ एक दूसरे के opposite होते हैं।

TRANSPARENT
1) Obvious or apparent (easily visible or understood) - जो साफ़/ स्पष्ट दिखाई दे या समझ में आ जाए।
It was transparent that she was lying.
2) Something so clear and see-through that it appears almost invisible - जो इतना साफ़ या पारदर्शी हो कि दिखाई ही न दे।
I bumped into a transparent glass door.

TO CLEAVE
1) To cling to something or join/ stick two things together (किसी चीज़ से लिपटना या दो चीजों को एक साथ जोड़ना या चिपकाना)
The monkey's baby was cleaving to his mother's body.
2) To split something into parts (especially along a straight line) (दो हिस्सों में काटना या चीरना; विशेष रूप से एक सीधी रेखा में)
He borrowed my ax to cleave the wood for the bonfire.

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