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Definitions for: Oxymoron [n] conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
Webster (1913) Definition: Ox`y*mo"ron, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???, fr. ??? pointedly
foolish; ??? sharp + ??? foolish.] (Rhet.)
A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is
added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.
See Also: figure, figure of speech, image, trope
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