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The Bertrand Russel Paradox- impact upon language?

Autological- A word which can refer to itself. eg short (this word is relatively short)
Heterological- All words which do not refer to themselves. eg long, big (actually short words)

Given these definitions, is the word 'heterological' autological or heterological?

NB- I understand that this is a paradox, and am wondering if there is any way of resolving it.

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