## Etymology
From Ancient Greek oxymōron, a self-illustrating compound of oxys ('sharp, clever') and mōros ('dull, foolish'); the word is itself an oxymoron meaning roughly 'pointedly foolish.'

## AI Etymology
Oxymoron is from Ancient Greek oxymōron, a self-illustrating compound of oxys ('sharp, clever') and mōros ('dull, foolish'); the word is itself an oxymoron meaning roughly 'pointedly foolish.'. Important recorded forms include oxýs (Ancient Greek) and mōrós (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the ending or combining element turns the older base into the present English part of speech. The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers a figure of speech combining contradictory terms. The wider family includes derived forms such as oxymoronic and related words such as oxygen and moron.

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