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oxymoron

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Main Entry: ox·y·mo·ron
Pronunciation: \ˌäk-sē-ˈmr-ˌän\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ox·y·mo·rons also ox·y·mo·ra \-ˈmr-ə\
Etymology: Late Greek oxymōron, from neuter of oxymōros pointedly foolish, from Greek oxys sharp, keen + mōros foolish
Date: 1657

: a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness); broadly : something (as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements

ox·y·mo·ron·ic \-mə-ˈrä-nik, -m-\ adjective

ox·y·mo·ron·i·cal·ly \-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


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