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1. (n.) paronomasia
a play on words; pun.
Etymology: (1570–80; < L < Gk paronomasía a play on words, assonance, der. of paronomázein to make a slight name-change =par-par - +onomázein to name, der. of ónomaname)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasia
a humorous play on words
"I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
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1. (noun) paronomasia
a play upon words; a figure by which the same word is used in different senses, or words similar in sound are set in opposition to each other, so as to give antithetical force to the sentence; punning
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