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Oxymorons
 Websites presented in alphabetical order OxymoronList.com 
 An alphabetical collection of "the largest list of oxymorons [phrases composed of contradictory words] ever collected online"; the list is idiosyncratic and sometimes defines the term rather loosely. http://www.oxymoronlist.com/ Topics: English Language Last updated Jul 27, 2004 Oxymorons.info: Contradictory Words
"An Oxymoron is a combination of contradictory or incongruous words, such as 'Cruel Kindness' or 'Jumbo Shrimp.' ... It is a literary figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory words, terms, phrases or ideas are combined to create a rhetorical effect by paradoxical means." This site provides lists of oxymorons, new examples of words and quotations, and a forum to discuss them. Searchable, and browsable by subject or alphabetically. http://www.oxymorons.info/ Topics: Communications, English Language Last updated Jul 27, 2004 |
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