Meaning Of The Word Oxymoron
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Oxymoron Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Oxymoron?
oxymoron
countable noun: If you describe a phrase as an oxymoron, you mean that what it refers to combines two opposite qualities or ideas and therefore seems impossible. oxymoron in American English a figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory ideas or terms are combined (Ex.: thunderous silence, sweet sorrow) noun: a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “ cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly” oxymoron in British English noun: an epigrammatic effect, by which contradictory terms are used in conjunction |
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