Agnomination Definition

noun

(rhetoric) A paronomasia, or allusion of one word to another.

Wiktionary

(rhetoric) An alliteration.

Wiktionary

(rhetoric) Polyptoton.

Wiktionary
(rhetoric) Assigning to a proper name its literal or homophonic meaning.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Agnomination

Noun

Singular:
agnomination
Plural:
agnominations

Origin of Agnomination

  • From Latin agnominatio.

    From Wiktionary

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to agnomination using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

Words Ending With

Unscrambles

agnomination