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ox·y·mo·ron
\ˌäksə̇ˈmōrˌän, -sēˈm-\ noun
(plural oxymo·ra \-ōrə\)
Etymology: Greek oxymōron, from neuter of oxymōros pointedly foolish, from oxy- oxy- (I) + moros dull, foolish — more at moron
: a combination for epigrammatic effect of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness, laborious idleness)
• ox·y·mo·ron·ic \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_mə|ränik\ adjective |