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paronomasia

/par-uh-noh-mey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh/US // ˌpær ə noʊˈmeɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə //UK // (ˌpærənəʊˈmeɪzɪə) //

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Related Words

joke笑话,大笑话,大笑,闹笑话double entendre一语中的,一语双关,一语道破天机,双关语quip打趣说,打趣地说,调侃,打趣话witticism俏皮话,妙语连珠,妙语如珠,幽默感conceit构想,构思,观念,自负quibble狡辩,争辩,调侃,争论不休ambiguity模糊性,含糊性,含糊不清,歧义equivoque等价物,等价交换,等效性,等效

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    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.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inpun
Synonyms
double entendre一语中的,一语双关,一语道破天机,双关语joke笑话,大笑话,大笑,闹笑话quip打趣说,打趣地说,调侃,打趣话ambiguity模糊性,含糊性,含糊不清,歧义conceit构想,构思,观念,自负quibble狡辩,争辩,调侃,争论不休witticism俏皮话,妙语连珠,妙语如珠,幽默感calembour卡伦博尔,卡伦布,卡伦布尔,卡伦堡double meaning双重含义,双重意义,双重意思,双重的意义equivoque等价物,等价交换,等效性,等效

Examples

  • These figures may in some cases be a mere pictorial paronomasia, but the explanation above suggested is the more probable one.

  • The only grounds for this theory are the easiness of the Greek style and the paronomasia in iv.

  • Who now hath plumbed the depths of a contumelious paronomasia?

  • When the allusions are forgotten, such paronomasia naturally results in hopeless obscurity.

  • Reuss renders the paronomasia, "qu'il soit cach ou lch en Israel."

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