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noun:  (narratology, rhetoric) The ordering of words in a text, speech, etc., taking regard for both the individual words (their meanings, sounds, etc.) and the interplay between them.
noun:  Alternative form of play on words [(idiomatic) A pun, or similar humorous use of language such as a double entendre.]

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