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paronomasia

Definition of paronomasia

noun

  • a play on words; a pun.

Origin:

late 16th century: via Latin from Greek paronomasia, from para- 'beside' (expressing alteration) + onomasia 'naming' (from onomazein 'to name', from onoma 'a name')

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