What does paronomasy mean?
Paronomasy means Archaic form of paronomasia..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Archaic form of paronomasia..
Marry, we must not play or riot too much with them, as in paronomasies.
Unless, by sheer coincidence, the target language contains a similar word pair, also similar in meaning, the effect of the paronomasy must be lost in the translation.
Sanctioning etymological speculation, Coleridge urged that his readers be alert to "the equivocal or double meaning of a word," and went so far as to contemplate writing an Apology for Paronomasy, alias Punning
Use paronomasy when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Paronomasy means Archaic form of paronomasia..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Marry, we must not play or riot too much with them, as in paronomasies.
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