PARONOMASIA


Meaning of PARONOMASIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpa-rə-nō-ˈmā-zh(ē-)ə, ˌpa-ˌrä-nə-ˈmā- ]

noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from paronomazein to call with a slight change of name, from para- + onoma name — more at name

Date: 1577

: a play on words : pun

• par·o·no·mas·tic -ˈmas-tik adjective

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