Oxymoron

See also: oxymoron and oxymóron

German

Alternative forms

  • Oximoron (rarer)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Oxymoron n (strong, genitive Oxymorons, plural Oxymora)

  1. oxymoron (figure of speech)
  2. (loosely, often humorous) contradiction in terms

Declension

Declension of Oxymoron [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Oxymoron die Oxymora
genitive eines des Oxymorons der Oxymora
dative einem dem Oxymoron den Oxymora
accusative ein das Oxymoron die Oxymora

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