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Definition of Paronomastic
1. a. Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words.
Definition of Paronomastic
1. Adjective. of, or relating to paronomasia; punning ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Paronomastic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Paronomastic
1. Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Paronomastic
Literary usage of Paronomastic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dr. William Smith's Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities by Sir William Smith (1888)
"... or whether the mention of the trembling was suggested by the previously existing
name of the fountain : either would suit the paronomastic vein in which ..."
2. Dr. William Smith's Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities by William Smith (1892)
"Harod itself probably underwent a similar process after the arrival of the Hebrews
in Canaan, and the paronomastic turn given to Gideon's speech, as above, ..."
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