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Dictionary - oxymoron - 1 entry.
| | 1. | Noun
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A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness. |
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The People's Dictionary - oxymoron - 2 entries.
| | Word Rank: 1 | | 1. | | adverb: | a word meaning oposites |
| | | Region: No Specific Region - Class:
Business |
| | |    | | 52.0%48.0% | | |
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| | | Word Rank: 1 | | 2. | | interjection: | something that clearly contradicts something else. Often opposites, but not necessarily |
| | Example: | square circle
beautiful ugly duckling
cold heat |
| | Region: North West - Class:
Business |
| | | | | 50.0%50.0% | | |
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