Paronomasia Definition
părə-nō-māzhə
noun
Word play; punning.
American Heritage
A pun.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Paronomasia
Noun
Singular:
paronomasia
Plural:
paronomasiasOrigin of Paronomasia
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Latin from Greek paronomasiā from paronomazein to call by a different name para- beside para–1 onomazein to name onomastic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin paronomasia, from Ancient Greek παρονομασία (paronomasia, “play upon words which sound alike"), from παρα- (para-) + ὀνομασία (onomasia, “naming").
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