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Oxymoron

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(n.) 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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Oxymoron'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/oxymoron.html. 1828.
 
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