Paronomastic

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par·o·no·ma·sia (p

-n

-m

, -zh

)

1. Word play; punning.

2. A pun.

[Latin, from Greek paronomasi, from paronomazein, to call by a different name : para-, beside; see para-¹ + onomazein, to name; see onomastic.]

paro·no·mastic (-m

k), paro·no·masial (-m

l, -zh

l) adj.

paro·no·masti·cal·ly adv.

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