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Definition of Oxymorons
1. oxymoron [n] - See also: oxymoron
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oxymorons
Literary usage of Oxymorons
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Teaching Children to Be Literate: A Reflective Approach by Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo (1995)
"oxymorons An oxymoron is a word pair in which the two words contradict each other,
... Introduce several such oxymorons to students, pointing out their ..."
2. Literary Disorders: Holistic Diagnosis and Remediation by Ula C. Manzo, Anthony V. Manzo (1993)
"oxymorons An oxymoron is a word pair in which one word contradicts the other,
... Introduce several such oxymorons to students, pointing out their ..."
3. Palgrave's The Golden Treasury edited by Walter Barnes (1915)
"L. 141, wanton heed and giddy cunning: oxymorons, meaning that the melody, though
gay and spontaneous, is, nevertheless, artfully constructed. 145. ..."
4. The Hound of Heaven: An Interpretation by Francis Peter LeBuffe (1921)
"Note the oxymorons in this and the following lines. Line 12. Deliberate Speed.—The
pursuit was deliberately entered upon, and the speed was not precipitate ..."
5. Personal Sketches of His Own Times by Jonah Barrington, Townsend Young (1871)
"The English people consider a bull as nothing more than a vulgar nonsensical
expression : but Irish blunders are frequently humorous hyperboles or oxymorons ..."
6. The World and Yugoslavia's Wars by Richard Henry Ullman (1996)
"... intervention" and, worse yet, "humanitarian war" are oxymorons.* Their reluctance
goes beyond eschewing violence on religious or philosophical grounds. ..."
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