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philoldsmobile

oxymoron.


oxymoron |ˌäksəˈmôrˌän|
noun
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g., faith unfaithful kept him falsely true).
DERIVATIVES
oxymoronic |-məˈränik| adjective
ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Greek oxumōron, neuter (used as a noun) of oxumōros 'pointedly foolish,' from oxus 'sharp' + mōros 'foolish.'

Flip Martian

Quoting: philoldsmobile
oxymoron.


oxymoron |ˌäksəˈmôrˌän|
noun
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction (e.g., faith unfaithful kept him falsely true).
DERIVATIVES
oxymoronic |-məˈränik| adjective
ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Greek oxumōron, neuter (used as a noun) of oxumōros 'pointedly foolish,' from oxus 'sharp' + mōros 'foolish.'