oxymoron Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')
WordNet
Ox`y*mo"ron noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. , fr. pointedly foolish; sharp + foolish.Definitions
(Rhet.) A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.