Rhetoric. The conjunction of words which sound similar; wordplay based on similar-sounding words; an instance of this.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [noun] (82) agnomination1574 Rhetoric. The conjunction of words which sound similar; wordplay based on similar-sounding words; an instance of this. paronymy1627 Wordplay involving words similar in sound or appearance; = paronomasia, n. rare. adnomination1628 = agnomination, n. 1. wit-rack1642 a faculty of eliciting speech by wit (as a rack elicits a confession). repartee1668 Conversation or speech characterized by witty or sharp replies, or by a good-humoured exchange of witty remarks; witty or sharp replies treated… snip-snap1727 Smart remark or reply; sharp repartee. persiflage1757 Light raillery or mockery; bantering talk; a frivolous or mildly contemptuous manner of treating any subject. quippery1785 The making of quips; quips collectively. cross-talk1887 (a) see quot. 1887; in wider use, any unwanted transfer of signals from one circuit, channel, etc., to another; also, in Radio, a reproduced signal… eutrapelia1956 Wit, repartee; liveliness; urbanity; = eutrapely, n. Subcategories:— instance of (16) — one who indulges in (7) — play on words, pun (32) — epigram (8) — squib (9) |
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