paronomasia ( synonym found)

Definition of paronomasia:

(n) : a pun or play on words
"1984: he gloomily regarded his new digital watch, faintly fascinated by the onward march of the square figures which turned one into the other with insolent ease, a kind of numerical paronomasia. -- Anthony Burgess, Enderby's Dark Lady"

Definition of paronomasia:

(n) : a pun or play on words
"1984: he gloomily regarded his new digital watch, faintly fascinated by the onward march of the square figures which turned one into the other with insolent ease, a kind of numerical paronomasia. -- Anthony Burgess, Enderby's Dark Lady"

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