Paronomasia

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  • noun. Word play; punning.
  • noun. A pun.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In rhetoric, the use of words similar in sound but different in meaning, so as to give a certain antithetical force to the expression; also, the use of the same word in different senses; a play upon words. Also paronomasy. see pun.
  • noun. Synonyms Assonance, etc. See pun.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
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  • noun. A pun or play on words
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  • noun. a humorous play on words
    • Word Usage
    "I'm sitting here trying to decide whether a particular specimen of paronomasia is to be considered polyptoton or antanaclasis."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    fun  play  sport  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    punning  
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