oxymoron
French translation: oxymoron
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| 4 +7 | oxymore, oxymoron |
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| 5 | oxymoron |
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| 4 | expression antinomique |
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Answers
3 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +7
peer agreement (net): +7oxymore, oxymoron Explanation: ... tandem constitue ce qu?en linguistique on appelle un "oxymore" (ou "oxymoron"), c?est-à-dire l?association de deux mots de sens contradictoires, souvent ... www.dicosdor.com/alaune/motdujour/mot.php?ID=457 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-04-03 13:34:06 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Oxymore n. m. Figure de style qui consiste à placer l\'un à côté de l\'autre deux mots opposés. On trouve des cas célèbres d\'emploi de ce procédé: ... www.lettres.net/files/oxymore.html |
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