| 单词 | paronomasia |
| 释义 | paronomasia[ par-uh-noh-mey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh ] / ˌpær ə noʊˈmeɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə / SEE SYNONYMS FOR paronomasia ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Origin of paronomasia1570–80; <Latin <Greek paronomasía a play on words, assonance, derivative of paronomázein to make a slight name-change (par-par- + onomázein to name, derivative of ónomaname); see -ia OTHER WORDS FROM paronomasiapar·o·no·mas·tic [par-uh-noh-mas-tik], /ˌpær ə noʊˈmæs tɪk/, adjectivepar·o·no·mas·ti·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby paronomasiaparokheth, parol, parole, parolee, paromphalocele, paronomasia, paronychia, paronym, paronymous, paroophoron, parophthalmia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paronomasia
British Dictionary definitions for paronomasiaparonomasia / (ˌpærənəʊˈmeɪzɪə) / nounrhetoric a play on words, esp a pun Derived forms of paronomasiaparonomastic (ˌpærənəʊˈmæstɪk), adjectiveparonomastically, adverbWord Origin for paronomasiaC16: 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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