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oxymoronic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ɒk.sɪˈmɔːɹ.ɒn.ɪk/
  • US: /ˌɑk.sɪ.məˈɹɑ.nɪk/

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adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to an oxymoron.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English oxymoron Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English oxymoronic From oxymoron + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: oksymoroninen — Of or pertaining to an oxymoron
  • French: oxymorique — Of or pertaining to an oxymoron
  • French: oxymoronique — Of or pertaining to an oxymoron
  • German: oxymoronisch — Of or pertaining to an oxymoron
  • Greek: οξύμωρος (oxýmoros) — Of or pertaining to an oxymoron
  • Italian: ossimorico — Of or pertaining to an oxymoron
  • Polish: oksymoroniczny — Of or pertaining to an oxymoron
  • Russian: оксюморо́нный (oksjumorónnyj) — Of or pertaining to an oxymoron
  • Russian: оксиморо́нный (oksimorónnyj) — Of or pertaining to an oxymoron
  • Spanish: oximorónico — Of or pertaining to an oxymoron