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paro·no·ma·sia (par′ə nō mā′z̸hə, -z̸hē ə)

noun

a pun

Etymology: L < Gr paronomasia < para-, beside (see para-) + onomasia, naming < onomazein, to name < onoma, name

paronomasia Related Forms
par′o·no·mas′·tic (-mas′tik) adjective
paronomasia Synonyms

paronomasia

n.

wordplay, ambiguity, phrase; see pun, word 1.

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