PARONOMASIA


Meaning of PARONOMASIA in English

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

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