What does paronomasia mean?
Definitions for paronomasia
ˌpær ə noʊˈmeɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi əparono·ma·si·a
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Princeton's WordNet
pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasianoun
a humorous play on words
"I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
Wiktionary
paronomasianoun
A pun or play on words
Etymology: From paronomasia, from παρονομασία, from παρα- + ὀνομασία.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Paronomasianoun
A rhetorical figure, in which, by the change of a letter or syllable, several things are alluded to. It is called, in Latin, agnominatio. Dict.
Etymology: παϱωνομασία.
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paronomasia
Paronomasia is a rhetorical device or a form of word play that deliberately exploits an ambiguity between similar-sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect. These plays on words rely on multiple meanings of a word, or on the similar but not identical sound of different words. This is also commonly known as a pun.
Webster Dictionary
Paronomasianoun
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
Etymology: [L., fr. Gr. , fr. to form a word by a slight change; para` beside + to name, fr. 'o`noma a name.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Paronomasia
par-ō-nō-mā′zhi-a, n. a rhetorical figure in which words similar in sound but different in meaning are set in opposition to each other: a play upon words—also Paronom′asy.—adjs. Paronomas′tic, -al.—ns. Par′onyme, Par′onym, a paronymous word—opp. to Homonym.—adj. Paron′ymous, formed by a slight change of word or name: derived from the same root: having the same sound, but different in spelling and meaning.—n. Paron′ymy, quality of being paronymous. [Gr. para, beside, onoma, name.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of paronomasia in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of paronomasia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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