Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
OXYMORON
oxymoron
(noun) conjoining contradictory terms (as in ‘deafening silence’)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
oxymoron (plural oxymorons or oxymora)
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.
(loosely, sometimes proscribed) A contradiction in terms.
Usage notes
• Historically, an oxymoron was "a paradox with a point", or "pointedly foolish: a witty saying, the more pointed from being paradoxical or seemingly absurd" at first glance. Its deliberate purpose was to underscore a point or to draw attention to a concealed point. The common vernacular use of oxymoron as simply a contradiction in terms is considered incorrect by some speakers and writers, and is perhaps best avoided in certain contexts.
Antonyms
• pleonasm, redundancy
Source: Wiktionary
Ox`y*mo"ron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)
Definition: A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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