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oxymore.

oxymoron (figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect)

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noun/ɔk.si.mɔʁ/
  1. oxymoron (figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin oxymōrus, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀξύμωρος (oxúmōros).

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