oxўmōrus — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

oxўmōrus, a, um, adj., = ὀξύμωρος, acutely silly: oxymora verba, expressions which at first sight appear absurd, but which contain a concealed point; so especially of such apparently contradictory assertions as: cum tacent clamant, etc. (Cic. Cat. 1, 8, 21), Pseudo Ascon. ad Cic. Div. in Caecil. 1.

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oxўmōrus

Headword (normalized):

oxўmōrus

Headword (normalized/stripped):

oxуmorus

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33285

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n33257

Key:

oxymorus

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