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paronomasia
[ par-uh-noh-mey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ]
noun
Rhetoric.
- the use of a word in different senses or the use of words similar in sound to achieve a specific effect, as humor or a dual meaning; punning.
- a pun.
paronomasia
/ ˌpærənəʊˈmæstɪk; ˌpærənəʊˈmeɪzɪə /
noun
- rhetoric a play on words, esp a pun
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Derived Forms
- paronomastic, adjective
- ˌ貹DzԴˈپ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms
- 貹··Դ··پ [par-, uh, -noh-, mas, -tik], adjective
- 貹o·Դ·t·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of paronomasia1
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of paronomasia1
C16: via Latin from Greek: a play on words, from paronomazein to make a change in naming, from para- 1(beside) + onomazein to name, from onoma a name
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The Roman orators Cicero and Quintilian believed that "paronomasia", the Greek term for punning, was a sign of intellectual suppleness and rhetorical skill.
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The investment mania was interrupted by the financial crisis; the paronomasia seems unstoppable.
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The only grounds for this theory are the easiness of the Greek style and the paronomasia in iv.
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"It is a perversion of the text," said the eager Henry Warden, "grounded on a vain play upon words—a most idle paronomasia."
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