| 单词 | paronomasia |
| 释义 | paronomasia —paronomastic /par'euh noh mas"tik/, adj. —paronomastically, adv. /par'euh noh may"zheuh, -zhee euh, -zee euh/, n. Rhet. 1. 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. 2. a pun. [1570-80; < L < Gk paronomasía a play on words, assonance, deriv. of paronomázein to make a slight name-change (par- PAR- + onomázein to name, deriv. of ónoma NAME); see -IA] |
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