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noun • conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence') | ||||||||
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adjective satellite • seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true | ||||||||
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noun • a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity | ||||||||
Apparently Contradictory Figure Of Speech Crossword Clue
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OXYMORON which was last seen in the The Guardian Speedy crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is:
OXYMORON
Updated: October 15, 2023
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