paronomastic
/ˌparənə(ʊ)ˈmastɪk/ /ˌpar(ə)nə(ʊ)ˈmastɪk/(also paranomastic) Rhetoric
adjective
Of or relating to paronomasia; characterized by paronomasia, punning.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), poet, critic, and philosopher. From para- + onomastic, after paronomasia.
- paraffinoid
- paraffin oil
- paraffin paper
- paraffin series
- paraffin test
- paraffin wax
- paraffiny
- Parafilm
- parafiscal
- paraflight
- paraflying
- parafoil
- parafollicular
- paraform
- paraformaldehyde
- parafovea
- parafoveal
- parafoveally
- parafrag bomb
- paraganglioma
- paraganglion
- paragaster
- paragastric
- parage
- paragenesis