PUN


Meaning of PUN in English

noun

the humorous use of a word so as to suggest different meanings, or of words having the same or similar sound but different meanings

"mourning shall come with approaching day" is a pun

Synonyms: calembour, paronomasia

Related Word: double entendre

Idioms: play on words

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