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单词 prosonomasia
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Definition of prosonomasia in English:

prosonomasia

noun ˌprɒsɒnə(ʊ)ˈmeɪzɪə
  • Punning or playing on words.

Origin

Late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From post-classical Latin prosonomasia the giving of a nickname from Hellenistic Greek προσονομασία a naming, appellation from ancient Greek προσονομάζειν to call by a name + -ία.

 
 

Definition of prosonomasia in US English:

prosonomasia

nounˌprɒsɒnə(ʊ)ˈmeɪzɪə
  • Punning or playing on words.

Origin

Late 16th century (in an earlier sense). From post-classical Latin prosonomasia the giving of a nickname from Hellenistic Greek προσονομασία a naming, appellation from ancient Greek προσονομάζειν to call by a name + -ία.

 
 
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