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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
paronomasia /ˌparənəˈmeɪzɪə/

▶noun a pun.

– origin C16: via L. from Gk paronomasia, from para- ‘beside’ (expressing alteration) + onomasia ‘naming’.

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