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Oxymoron

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Definition

An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines contradictory terms.

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contradiction paradox incongruity anomaly absurdity conflict inconsistency irony oddity puzzle riddle opposite incongruous clash incompatibility contrary absurd enigma inharmony

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