paronomasia
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Paronomasia, par-ō-nō-mā′zhi-a, n. a rhetorical figure in which words similar in sound but different in meaning are set in opposition to each other: a play upon words—also Paronom′asy.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
The following lines are a strong example of the taste of those times for the Punn and Paronomasia.
From The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume I. by Cibber, Theophilus
Paronomasia as in The seawind sang Shrill, chill with flakes of foam.
From The Early Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson by Collins, John Churton
In Greek, Hebrew, and many languages, it occurs in the form of Paronomasia, or play on words; but this presupposes a rapport between the name and what is implied by it.
From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Cruttwell, Charles Thomas
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