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Associations to the word «Oxymoron»

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Wiktionary

OXYMORON, noun. A figure of speech in which two words with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.

OXYMORON, noun. (general) A contradiction in terms.

Dictionary definition

OXYMORON, noun. Conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence').

Wise words

The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar words.

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