What is oxymoron?
An oxymoron is usually made up of two words that do not together or contradict each other in meaning but are used together.
The words oxy and moron are both in Greek which mean sharp and dull respectively. Thus, the word oxymoron itself an oxymoron.
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Other examples: bitter sweet, genuine imitation, open secret, deafening silence and working vacation.
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