paronomasia

(par′ə nō mā′z̸hə, -z̸hē ə)

noun

a pun

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

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See paronomasia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: Latin

Origin: , from Greek paronomasiā

Origin: , from paronomazein, to call by a different name

Origin: : para-, beside; see para-¹

Origin: + onomazein, to name; see onomastic

Related Forms:

parˌo·no·masˈtic (-măsˈtĭk), parˌo·no·maˈsial (-māˈzhəl, -zhē-əl) adjective

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