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Oxymoron

noun

Word Frequency: 0.3

Definitions

1.nounA figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.

2.noun(sometimes proscribed) A contradiction in terms.

Synonyms

paradox antithesis syllepsis syncrisis xenonymy enantiosemy synonymia equivoque homoioptoton autoantonym antistasis juxtaposition

Antonyms

pleonasm redundancy

Rhymes With

wore on bore on pour on anymore on ashore on baltimore on bangalore on barrymore on

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