paronomasia

Meanings

• the use of words with similar sounds, but different meanings, usually for humorous or rhetorical effect

  - "1. The army major's wife was a car major. - homophones 2. Why did the chicken join the band? To bang the drums. - paronomasia 3. I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised and asked, 'What? My eyebrows?' - paronomasia"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with paronomasia
array of all rhyming words that sound similar to paronomasia

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Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

1. array of all Homophones of 'paronomasia' that pronounced same but different meanings
   

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Variants

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paronomasia , paronomasias , paronomastic

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Forms

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array of different forms of the 'paronomasia' (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

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Etymology

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derived from the Greek word 'paronomasia', meaning 'the use of nearly the same word in different senses', a figure of speech used for humorous or rhetorical effect.

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Related Concepts

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1. pun: A pun is a form of paronomasia that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.

2. homonym: A homonym is a word that is spelled and pronounced the same as another word, but has a different meaning. Paronomasia is a figure of speech that exploits the multiple meanings of a homonym for humorous or rhetorical effect.

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Culture

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Paronomasia is a common figure of speech used in literature, art, music, and other forms of expression. It is often used for humorous or rhetorical effect.

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