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Oxymoron - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Oxymoron : (noun)
1: conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Oxymoron : \Ox`y*mo"ron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???, fr. ??? pointedly
foolish; ??? sharp _ ??? foolish.] (Rhet.)
A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is
added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Oxymoron |
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tindra66: @scabernestor exakt en Oxymoron kom också , Hon talar om att det behövs mer öppenhet i pratet om ACTA #ipr09 #sekretess |
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srirammurali: @techrsr [contd] brahmam but brahma tEjas ? Does that not sound like an Oxymoron ? :-) |
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teriiehina: @Manaboss dépression post-doctorat ? Oxymoron ;) |
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