Paronomastic

Paronomastic
Paronomastic Par`o*no*mas"tic, Paronomastical Par`o*no*mas"tic*al, a. Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words. [1913 Webster]

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  • paronomastic — PARONOMÁSTIC, Ă, paronomastici, ce, adj. (Rar) Care ţine de paronomază, privitor la paronomază. – Din paronomază, paronomasie. Trimis de valeriu, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98  paronomástic adj. m. (sil. mf. par ) onomastic Trimis de siveco,… …   Dicționar Român

  • paronomastic — / masˈtik/ or paronomasˈtical / əl/ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑paronomasia …   Useful english dictionary

  • paronomastic — adjective see paronomasia …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • paronomastic — See paronomasia. * * * …   Universalium

  • paronomastic — adjective of, or relating to paronomasia; punning …   Wiktionary

  • Paronomastical — Paronomastic Par o*no*mas tic, Paronomastical Par o*no*mas tic*al, a. Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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… …   Universalium

  • paronomastical — paronomastic / masˈtik/ or paronomasˈtical / əl/ adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑paronomasia …   Useful english dictionary

  • paronomasia — noun Etymology: Latin, from Greek, from paronomazein to call with a slight change of name, from para + onoma name more at name Date: 1577 a play on words ; pun • paronomastic adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Yahweh — For information about Yahweh, see God in Abrahamic religions, which provides useful links. Yahweh is an English transliteration of he. יַהְוֶה a 19th century proposed punctuation of he. יהוה (the Tetragrammaton), which is the distinctive personal …   Wikipedia

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