What's the difference between paronomasia and paronomastic?

Paronomasia

Definition:

  • (n.) A play upon words; a figure by which the same word is used in different senses, or words similar in sound are set in opposition to each other, so as to give antithetical force to the sentence; punning.

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Paronomastic

Definition:

  • (a.) Alt. of Paronomastical

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Words possibly related to "paronomasia"

agnomination

paronomastic

pun

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