OXYMORON


Meaning of OXYMORON in English

[ox.y.mo.ron] n, pl -mo.ra [LGk oxymoron, fr. neut. of oxymoros pointedly foolish, fr. Gk oxys sharp, keen + moros foolish] (1657): a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness) -- ox.y.mo.ron.ic adj -- ox.y.mo.ron.i.cal.ly adv

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