ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Annomination

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Annomination is a noun meaning (obsolete) paronomasia; punning.

Meaning

(obsolete) paronomasia; punning.

More Meanings

  1. (obsolete) alliteration

Example Sentences

Giraldus Cambrensis speaks of Annomination , which he describes to be what we call Alliteration , as the favourite rhetorical figure of both the Welsh and English in his time

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include adnominatio, agnomination, paronomasy, punnology, paronomasia, paranomasia.

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