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Wordplay is defined as a pun or a clever twist on words.

(noun)

An example of wordplay is the famous pun, "A will is a dead giveaway."

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See wordplay in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

subtle or clever exchange of words; repartee
punning or a pun

See wordplay in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Witty or clever verbal exchange; repartee.
The act or an instance such exchange.

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