oxymoron

rhetorical device that uses an ostensible self-contradiction to illustrate a rhetorical point or to reveal a paradox
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oxymoron

Summary

oxymoron is a stylistic device[1]. oxymoron draws 2,337 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #12 of 107).[2]

Key Facts

  • oxymoron's instance of is recorded as stylistic device[3].
  • oxymoron is a type of figure of speech[4].
  • oxymoron is a type of rhetoric[5].
  • oxymoron is a type of linguistics[6].
  • oxymoron is a type of literary theory[7].
  • oxymoron is a type of logic[8].
  • oxymoron is a type of semantics[9].
  • oxymoron's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oxymorons[10].
  • oxymoron's facet of is recorded as figurative language[11].
  • oxymoron's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • oxymoron's described by source is recorded as Basque Literature Terms Dictionary[13].
  • oxymoron's different from is recorded as Q98266138[14].

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Definition and Type

oxymoron's instance of is recorded as stylistic device[3]. Recorded subclass of include figure of speech[4], rhetoric[5], linguistics[6], literary theory[7], logic[8], and semantics[9].

Influence

Things named for oxymoron include Oxxxymiron[15], a rapper[16], b. 1985[17], of Soviet Union[18], awarded the Silver Play Button[19].

Why It Matters

oxymoron draws 2,337 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #12 of 107).[2] oxymoron has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] oxymoron is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Entities named for oxymoron include Oxxxymiron[15], a rapper[16], b. 1985[17], of Soviet Union[18], awarded the Silver Play Button[19].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . encyclopedia.com. encyclopedia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . euskaltzaindia.eus. Retrieved . euskaltzaindia.eus. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of figurative language
    Instance of stylistic device
    Instance of
    Different from Q98266138
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007555735105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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