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Paronomasia

Paronomasia Meaning & Definition
Paronomasia Definition And Meaning

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

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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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