Concept information
Preferred term
2553Oxymoron
Broader concept
Scope note
- A figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction in order to achieve emphasis or to reveal a paradox (e.g. "deafening silence").
Source
- Literary devices (Oxymoron)
- Μπίλλα 2010
Contributor
- Katsiadakis Helen (AA)
Creator
- Kalafata Patritsia (AA)
Notation
- 2553
In other languages
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Greek
URI
https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/2553
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