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OXYMORON [1 record]

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Record 1 1989-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rhetoric
DEF

A figure of speech in which contradictory words or connotations are placed together.

OBS

Plural: oxymora.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Art de dire (Rhétorique)
DEF

Figure qui consiste à allier deux mots de sens incompatibles pour leur donner plus de force expressive. Exemple : un silence éloquent.

Spanish

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