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oxy·mo·ron [ˌɒksɪˈmɔ:rɒn] N

oxymoron

bistroumni nesmisel m

oxymoron

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Oxymoron is grim, and it's gangsta, without once forgetting to have fun. en.wikipedia.org

Hence, honour lost its traditional meaning: honour in refusing illegal and criminal orders became an oxymoron, as only a blind obedience was deemed honourable. en.wikipedia.org

I've brought them together in this kind of oxymoron, this sour-sweet word. en.wikipedia.org

The oxymoron of the liquid crystal is resolved through the notion of mesophases. en.wikipedia.org

Therefore, the term bloodless war is somewhat of an oxymoron. en.wikipedia.org

The idea of a strict liability crime is an oxymoron. en.wikipedia.org

Its simplicity, however, is grounded in a semantic web consisting of synonymy, homophony, and oxymoron buttressed by internal rhythm and external rhyme. en.wikipedia.org

The term is preferred as logic is the use of valid reasoning and a fallacy is an argument that uses poor reasoning therefore the term logical fallacy is an oxymoron. en.wikipedia.org

He is correct in assuming that the claim is astonishing to many atheists, because despite his philosophical maneuverings he simply fails to make the argument anything less than an oxymoron. en.wikipedia.org

Oxymoron will have a break for a while! en.wikipedia.org

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