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Meaning of 'paronomasia' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Paronomasia [ n.]
- 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.

Meaning of 'paronomasia' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . paronomasia [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a humorous play on words
Example in sentence:
  • his constant punning irritated her;
  • I do it for the pun of it

Nearby Words:

par para para grass para nut para- parabanic parablast parablastic parable parabola

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