About The Word Paronomasia
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Paronomasia
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What's The Definition Of Paronomasia?
[n] a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Paronomasia: pun | punning | wordplay Related Terms | Find terms related to Paronomasia: Paronomasia In Webster's Dictionary \Par`o*no*ma"si*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to form
a word by a slight change; ? beside + ? to name, fr. ? a
name.] (Rhet.)
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. --Dryden.
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