AGNOMINATION


Meaning of AGNOMINATION in English

(ˌ)agˌnäməˈnāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin agnomination-, agnominatio, from ad- + nomination-, nominatio naming; translation of Greek paronomasia — more at nomination

1. : the echoing of a sound of one word in another in close relationship with it (as in the same sentence)

2. : the repetition of a word but in different senses often for purpose of wit (as in punning) or for emphatic contrast

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.