oximoro

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oximoro

Where it comes from

Do grego ὀξύμωρον (transliteração: oxymoron, de ὀξύς, oksýs, 'arguto, fino', e μωρός, morós, 'tolo, grosseiro'), pelo latim oxymōrus.

noun

Figura de linguagem, gramática figura de linguagem na qual se combinam palavras de sentido oposto, de modo que a locução resulta incongruente, a fim de reforçar a expressão Exemplos:

Similar: oxímoro, oximóron · Opposite: tautologia

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: oxímoro, oximóron · Opposite: tautologia

In English

oxymoron figure of speech

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BibTeX

@misc{oximoro_2026,
  title = {oximoro},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/oximoro},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}