释义 |
ag·nom·i·na·tion \(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 |