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a contradiction in terms
a contradiction in terms
a contradiction in terms
a phrase that is confusing because it contains words that seem to have opposite meanings
A British summer is a bit of a contradiction in terms.
Euro Disney always seems to me a contradiction in terms because Disney is so typically American.
See also:
contradiction
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term
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Alissa
ə-LIS-ə
English
Xenokrates
-
Ancient Greek
Mckee
[me'ki:]
Cassandra
kə-SAN-drə
(English)
, kə-SAHN-drə
(English)
, kahs-SAHN-drah
(Italian)
English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Greek Mythology (Latinized)
RozÁLia
-
Hungarian
Kingsley
KINGZ-lee
English (Modern)
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