paronomasia

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paronomasia XVI. — L. — Gr. paronomasíā, f. PARA-1 + onomasíā naming, after paronomázein alter slightly in naming, f. PARA-1 + ónoma NAME; see -IA1.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

PARONOMASIA

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PARONOMASIA. See PUN.

Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language TOM McARTHUR

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