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Friday, September 18, 2009
Oxymoron (dictionary meaning): a figure of speech by which a particular form of expression produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect
Oxymoron (simplified meaning): a set of words (e.g., phrase, idiom) that contradict each other due to their opposite meaning (i.e. the meaning of the words in the expression 'clash' or oppose each other)
Examples of oxymorons: “organised mess”, “open secret" & "to make haste slowly"
Sentence: "Although 'fuzzy' and 'logic' have opposing meanings, the term 'fuzzy logic' has become an oxymoron widely used by the scientific community."
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