Definisjon av oxymoron

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Noun

oxymoron - conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
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Substantiv

oxymoron - A figure of speech in which two words with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.
oxymoron - A contradiction in terms.

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  • An oxymoron (plural oxymorons or oxymora) (from Greek ὀξύμωρον, "sharp dull") is a figure of speech that combines normally-contradictory terms. Oxymorons appear in a variety of contexts, including inadvertent errors such as extremely average and literary oxymorons crafted to reveal a paradox.

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  • oxymoron
    A figure of speech in which two words with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.

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