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  • Single Word Oxymoron?

    From mark_slattery@hotmail.co.uk@21:1/5 to All on Sun Feb 9 10:06:05 2020
    If you are an Australian cricketer, having the surname "Walker".

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  • From kamelrudy@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Alex Kirlik on Sat May 2 09:41:38 2020
    On Tuesday, October 1, 1996 at 9:00:00 AM UTC+2, Alex Kirlik wrote:
    As most people know, an oxymoron is a "contradiction in terms" ala
    "military intelligence."

    What single (non-hyphenated) English word is an oxymoron?


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  • From leflynn@21:1/5 to All on Sun Nov 15 13:05:26 2020
    On Friday, September 7, 2018 at 4:00:48 AM UTC-4, G wrote:
    On Tuesday, October 1, 1996 at 12:00:00 AM UTC-7, Alex Kirlik wrote:
    As most people know, an oxymoron is a "contradiction in terms" ala "military intelligence."

    What single (non-hyphenated) English word is an oxymoron?
    Taking a different approach
    prelate
    firewater

    L. Flynn

    Alex
    If you mean a word that means something and the opposite of something, there are several, like:

    cleave - To cling and to split (same for clip)
    fast - fixed in place and moving quickly
    Downhill - can mean things are getting worse, or getting easier
    G

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