paronomasia
Meaning
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) A pun or play on words.
- (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) The use of puns.
Translations
Paronomasie
calembour
gioco di parole
joc de paraules
paronomasia
paronomasie
paranomásia ParanomásiaPronounced as (IPA)
/pæɹənɵˈmeɪzɪə/
Etymology
From Latin paronomasia, from Ancient Greek παρονομασία (paronomasía, “play upon words which sound alike”), from παρα- (para-) + ὀνομασία (onomasía, “naming”).
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