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To: Tony McFadden who wrote (21991)1/10/2002 10:28:33 AM
From: Barney  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 62558
 
Oxymoron

Main Entry: ox·y·mo·ron
Pronunciation: "äk-si-'mOr-"än, -'mor-
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ox·y·mo·ra /-'mOr-&, -'mor-/
Etymology: Late Greek oxymOron, from neuter of oxymOros pointedly foolish, from Greek oxys sharp, keen + mOros foolish Date: 1657

a combination of contradictory or incongruous words (as cruel kindness)
- ox·y·mo·ron·ic /-m&-'rä-nik, -mo-/ adjective
- ox·y·mo·ron·i·cal·ly /-ni-k(&-)lE/ adverb

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Act naturally

Advanced BASIC

Airline Food

Almost exactly

Alone together

British fashion

Business ethics

Childproof

Exact estimate

Found missing

Genuine imitation

Good grief

Government organization

Legally drunk

Living dead

Military Intelligence

New classic

New York culture

Resident alien

Same difference

Sanitary landfill

Silent scream

Small crowd

Soft rock

Software documentation

Sweet sorrow