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oxymoron Definition

oxy·mo·ron (äk′si môrän′)

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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oxymoron Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: Over the past two decades the trendy sociologist stopped being a cliché and became an oxymoron.

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