LEXICAL ANALYSIS
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Are CONTRARY antonymy gradable?
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yes
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no
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A gradable antonym is one of a pair of words with opposite meanings where the two meanings lie on a continuous spectrum. Temperature is such a continuous spectrum so hot and cold, two meanings on opposite ends of the spectrum, are gradable antonyms.
Detailed explanation-2: -Gradable antonyms Other examples include: heavy : light, fat : skinny, dark : light, young : old, early : late, empty : full, dull : interesting.
Detailed explanation-3: -Non-gradable opposites can be referred to as ‘complementaries. ‘ These are words that cannot be graded because they are truly opposite in meaning.
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