What is paronomasia?

Paronomasia is the use of words that sound similar to other words, but have different meanings.

• Casting my perils before swains
• The end of the plain plane, explained

• What is a pun?

Corbett 1971 482–483

Context for this page:

• Concept module: paronomasia
• 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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