Meaning of PARONOMASIA
| Pronunciation: | | `parunow'meyzhu
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| | Definition: | | [n] a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her" |
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| | Synonyms: | | pun, punning, wordplay |
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| | See Also: | | fun, play, sport | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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