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Usenet Posted 22 years ago
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What do you call a lexical pun?
Most puns rely on phonological ambiguity: two homophones with different meanings reframe a single sentence. I recently commented to someone that "Enlightenment comes at its own pace." Since we had previously been discussing the terms Pace and Pax, it seemed to be another kind of pun - lexical rather than phonological - that would only work in print.
Is there a technical name for this?
Thanks-
Theo
Is there a technical name for this?
Thanks-
Theo
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Far fetched? I'm trying to remember a word that may be the answer you're looking for, if that word exists. Is there an opposite for "homonym"?
- Far fetched?
- I'm trying to remember a word that may be the answer you're looking for, if that word exists.
- Is there an opposite for "homonym"?
- I'm not thinking of "synonym".
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Far fetched?
I'm trying to remember a word that may be the answer you're looking for, if that word exists. Is there an opposite for "homonym"? I'm not thinking of "synonym".
I'm trying to remember a word that may be the answer you're looking for, if that word exists. Is there an opposite for "homonym"? I'm not thinking of "synonym".
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