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A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.

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  1. n. A word/figure">figure in which an word/epithet">epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.
  2. n. conjoining contradictory terms (as in ‘deafening silence’)
  3. A word/figure">figure in which an word/epithet">epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.
  4. A word/figure">figure in which an word/epithet">epithet of a contrary signification isadded to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.
  5. n:100 n. conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')