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adjective greek

oxўmōrus

fem. oxўmōra · neut. oxўmōrum
= ὀξύμωρος
acutely silly; expressions which at first sight appear absurd; but which contain a concealed point;
acutely silly: oxymora verba, expressions which at first sight appear absurd, but which contain a concealed point; so especially of such apparently contradictory assertions as: cum tacent clamant, etc. (Cic. Cat. 1, 8, 21), Pseudo Ascon. ad Cic. Div. in Caecil. 1.
Perseus ID: n33257 Key: oxymorus