Oxymoron: Origin: Greek: "Pointedly foolish', oxus: sharp; moros: foolish
Rhetorical figure, epigrammatic in form, in which what appear to be incongruous, contradictory, contrasted, ideas are associated.
No: Negative particle: Refusal, denial in word
Lord: Master, Lord, Superior, Ruler
Saying "No, Lord, is an oxymoron.
Definitions from "The Little & Ives Webster Dictionary and Home Reference Library International Edition"
Rhetorical figure, epigrammatic in form, in which what appear to be incongruous, contradictory, contrasted, ideas are associated.
No: Negative particle: Refusal, denial in word
Lord: Master, Lord, Superior, Ruler
Saying "No, Lord, is an oxymoron.
Definitions from "The Little & Ives Webster Dictionary and Home Reference Library International Edition"
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