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What kind of word could also be the opposite itself?

This is a bit of a word puzzle! Here are a few possibilities, depending on how you interpret "opposite itself":

* Palindrome: A word that reads the same backward as forward (e.g., "racecar", "level"). While not technically opposites, they exhibit a form of self-reversal.

* Words with dual meanings: Some words have opposite meanings depending on context (e.g., "cleave" can mean to cut apart or to stick together).

* Words with antonyms that are close in meaning: Some words have antonyms that are almost synonymous (e.g., "hot" and "cold" could be considered opposites, but they both refer to temperature).

* Words that refer to their own negation: This gets a bit philosophical, but consider "nothingness" or "non-existence." They are concepts that essentially define the absence of themselves.

Let me know if you had a specific kind of word in mind, and I might be able to give you a more precise answer!

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