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paronomastic

par·o·no·ma·sia
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [par-uh-noh-mey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
    • /ˌpær ə noʊˈmeɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [par-uh-noh-mey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
    • /ˌpær ə noʊˈmeɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə/

Definitions of paronomastic word

  • noun paronomastic 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. 1
  • noun paronomastic a pun. 1
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Origin of paronomastic

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; < Latin < Greek paronomasía a play on words, assonance, derivative of paronomázein to make a slight name-change (par- par- + onomázein to name, derivative of ónoma name); see -ia

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Parts of speech for Paronomastic

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Paronomastic

paronomastic popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

paronomastic usage trend in Literature

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