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Oxymoron: A paradoxical or self-contradictory phrase, such as "Biggie Smalls," "pretty ugly," "Icy Hot," or "organized religion." Some words are oxymoronic in themselves: preposterous, coming from the roots
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post, means "before after." Piano forte, the original name for piano, means "soft, strong." Sophomore means "wise-fool' (if you taught them, you'd see why) and oxymoron itself: oxy-, meaning "sharp" or "biting" and moron, meaning "dull."
