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oxymoron definition

oxy·mo·ron (äk′si môr′än′)

noun pl. oxymora -·mo′ra (-rə)

a figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory ideas or terms are combined (Ex.: thunderous silence, sweet sorrow)

Etymology: LGr oxymōron < neut. of oxymōros, acutely silly: see oxy- & moron

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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