oxymore

Syllable Decomposition

oxymore

from the ancient Greek ὀξύμωρον (ingenious combination of contradictory words). (bailly) bailly, dictionnaire grec-français, p. 1387 ; www.tabularium.be ὀξύμωρος; see also liddell, scott lsj online: ὀξύμωρος; http://stephanus.tlg.uci.edu/lsj/#eid=29293&context=search&action=defn-down

Definition

Plural

oxymores

Translations

  • germangerman:Oxymoron
  • englishenglish:oxymoron
  • italianitalian:ossimoro
  • dutchdutch:oxymoron