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OXYMORON definition: 1. two words or phrases used together that have, or seem to have, opposite meanings: 2. two words…. Learn more.
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OXYMORON meaning: 1. two words or phrases used together that...
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The meaning of OXYMORON is a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (such as cruel kindness); broadly : something (such as a concept) that is made up of contradictory or incongruous elements.
OXYMORON definicja: 1. two words or phrases used together that have, or seem to have, opposite meanings: 2. two words…. Dowiedź się więcej.
Use oxymoron to refer to a word or phrase that contradicts itself, usually to create some rhetorical effect. When Shakespeare's Juliet says, "Parting is such sweet sorrow," she is using an oxymoron; her apparently self-contradictory turn of phrase actually makes a neat kind of sense.
OXYMORON meaning: 1. two words or phrases used together that have, or seem to have, opposite meanings: 2. two words…. Learn more.
If you describe a phrase as an oxymoron, you mean that what it refers to combines two opposite qualities or ideas and therefore seems impossible.
Definition of oxymoron noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.