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oxymoronic Definition


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oxymoron
noun
    1. A rhetorical figure of speech in which contradictory terms are used together, often for emphasis or effect, eg horribly good.
Derivative: oxymoronic
adj
    Etymology: 17c: Greek, neuter of oxymoros, literally ‘pointedly foolish', from oxys sharp + moros foolish.



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