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— English words —

• oxymoron n. (Rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together…
• oxymoron n. (Loosely, sometimes proscribed) A contradiction in terms.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Czech
  • oxymóron n. Oxymoron (figure of speech).

— English word, defined in German —

• oxymoron S. Literatur: Oxymoron n; Widerspruch in sich.

— English word, defined in Dutch —

• oxymoron n. Oxymoron.

— English word, defined in French —

• oxymoron n. (Rhétorique) Oxymoron, oxymore.

— English word, defined in Spanish —

• oxymoron s. Oxímoron.

— English word, defined in Portuguese —

• oxymoron s. (Gramática) oxímoro.

— In German —

• Oxymoron S. Literaturwissenschaft, Rhetorik: sprachliche Konstruktion…

— In Dutch —

• oxymoron n. Een stijlfiguur die een verbinding van twee tegenovergestelde…

— In French —

• oxymoron n.m. (Rhétorique) Combinaison dans un même groupe syntaxique…

21 English words from 3 English definitions

are contradiction contradiction␣in␣terms figure figure␣of␣speech Loosely meanings opposing Oxymoron phrases proscribed Rhetoric sometimes speech terms together two used which with words

8 English words from 8 foreign definitions

dans die een groupe Oxymoron sich twee van

17 foreign words from 8 foreign definitions

Combinaison Gramática Konstruktion Literatur Literaturwissenschaft même oxímoro Oxímoron oxymore Rhetorik Rhétorique sprachliche stijlfiguur syntaxique tegenovergestelde verbinding Widerspruch

5 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

oxymorons oxymoronic oxymoronicity oxymoronically oxymoronicness

16 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Mor MOR Mor. Moro moron Moron Mörön Oro oro- oxy Oxy -oxy oxy- ron Ron RON

15 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

myxo myxo- nor NOR nor- Nor. Noro omy Oro oro- rom Rom ROM Rom. Romy

One anagram found with an extra letter (New word formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

oxymorons

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