What is a pun?

Definition
	A pun is a variety of a usually humorous play on words involving
	the multiple meanings of an expression, or two expressions that sound similar.

Kinds
	Here are some kinds of puns:
	What is an antanaclasis? What is paronomasia? What is a syllepsis?

Concept module: pun
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): P
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Linguistics

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