paronomasia
111nō̆-men- — Name. Oldest form *ə₁no(ə₃) mn̥, zero grade form *ə₁n̥(ə₃) men . 1. name, from Old English nama, name, from Germanic *namōn . 2. nominal, nominate, noun; agnomen, binomial …
112para- — 1 1. a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, most often attached to verbs and verbal derivatives, with the meanings at or to one side of, beside, side by side (parabola; paragraph; parallel; paralysis), beyond, past, by (paradox; paragogue);… …
113pun — punless, adj. /pun/, n., v., punned, punning. n. 1. the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a …
114Gospel of St. Matthew — Gospel of St. Matthew † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Gospel of St. Matthew I. CANONICITY The earliest Christian communities looked upon the books of the Old Testament as Sacred Scripture, and read them at their religious assemblies.… …
115Juan Eusebio Nieremberg y Otin — Juan Eusebio Nieremberg y Otin † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Juan Eusebio Nieremberg y Otin Noted theologian and polygraphist, b. of German parents at Madrid, 1595; d. there, 1658. Having studied the classics at the Court, he went to… …
116paronomasiac — noun One addicted to word play or puns. Punning, and competition therein, was encouraged nay, actively abetted by Callahan, himself a hopeless and utterly shameless paronomasiac. See Also: paronomasia, paronomasic, paronomastic …
117paronomasic — adjective Of or pertaining to paronomasia …
118agnomination — noun a) A paronomasia, or allusion of one word to another b) An alliteration …
119paronomastic — adjective of, or relating to paronomasia; punning …
120Connotations symposia — The Connotations symposia are held biennially by the Connotations Society for Critical Debate. The first symposium sponsored by the Connotations Society was held in 1990.[1] Contents 1 Overview 2 Subjects of earlier symposia …
