ˌparənōˈmāzh(ē)ə, pəˌränəˈm- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from paronomazein to call with a slight change of name, from para- para- (I) + onomazein to call, name, from onoma name — more at name
: a play upon words in which the same word is used in different senses or words similar in sound are set in opposition so as to give antithetical force : pun