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Oxymoron

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Ron

PRONUNCIATION: (ok-see-MOR-on, -mor-) http://wordsmith.org/words/oxymoron.mp3 MEANING: (noun), plural oxymora or oxymorons, A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined, as in a deafening silence and a mournful optimist. ETYMOLOGY: Greek oxumoron, from neuter of oxumoros, pointedly foolish : … Continue reading →

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