Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for OX-Y-MO'RON
OX-Y-MO'RON, n. [Gr. οξυμωρον, a smart saying which at first view appears foolish.]
A rhetorical figure, in which an epithet of a quite contrary signification is added to a word; as cruel kindness.
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