Where did the word oxymoron come from?

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Oxymoron - noun a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. oxymoronic adjective [from 1650's from Greek oxymoros (adj.) "pointedly foolish," from oxys "sharp" + moros "stupid"

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