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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Frenemy frenemies

Is there a specific linguistic term describing the unification of the opposites, like in 'frenemy'?
  

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No. It is just an oxymoronic coinage (my term).

  • No.
  • It is just an oxymoronic coinage (my term).
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No. It is just an oxymoronic coinage (my term).
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Let's have another example of the same kind which makes more sense just because it is universally accepted: free-fall.

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