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oxymoron
IPA(Pronunciation)
Noun
rhetoric
broadly
proscribed
sometimes
Japanese Meaning
（修辞技法として）意図的に対比や矛盾する意味を持つ二つ以上の語を組み合わせて効果を狙う表現法。 / 言葉同士が互いに反対または矛盾する意味を持つことから生じる、意味上の対比や矛盾の表現。
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(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect. / (loosely, sometimes proscribed) A contradiction in terms.
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oxymoron
The phrase jumbo shrimp
is a classic oxymoron that never fails to amuse linguists.
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The phrase jumbo shrimp
is a classic oxymoron that never fails to amuse linguists.
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