Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The use in juxtaposition of words nearly alike in sound, but of different meanings; a paronomasia.
- noun Alliteration, or the use of two or more words in succession beginning with the same letter or sound. See
agnomination .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Paronomasia; punning.
- noun obsolete Alliteration.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete
paronomasia ;punning - noun obsolete
alliteration
Etymologies
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Latin annominatio. See agnomination.
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jmjarmstrong commented on the word annomination
JM nominates annomination as the health food of the nation.
December 15, 2010