Usually means: Play on words; punning use.
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  1. paronomastic: Merriam-Webster
  2. paronomastic: Collins English Dictionary
  3. paronomastic: Wordnik
  4. paronomastic: Wiktionary
  5. Paronomastic, paronomastic: Dictionary.com
  6. Paronomastic: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  7. Paronomastic: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  8. paronomastic: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  9. paronomastic: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Paronomastic: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

(Note: See paronomasia as well.)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (paronomastic)

▸ adjective:  of, or relating to paronomasia; punning

Similar:
paronomastical, paronomasic, punning, parodical, paraphonic, paragogical, paratonic, paralexical, paratactic, paragogic, more...

Opposite:
non-paronomastic, non-wordplay, straightforward

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Similar:
paronomastical, paronomasic, punning, parodical, paraphonic, paragogical, paratonic, paralexical, paratactic, paragogic, more...

Opposite:
non-paronomastic, non-wordplay, straightforward



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