- pundigrion
- n. obsolete, play on words; pun.
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pundigrion — /pun digˈri on/ (obsolete) noun A pun ORIGIN: Origin unknown; Ital puntiglio is only a conjecture … Useful english dictionary
Pun — A pun (or paronomasia) is a phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between similar sounding words for humorous or rhetorical effect.A pun may also cause confusion between two senses of the same written or spoken word, due to homophony,… … Wikipedia
pun — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. wordplay, paronomasia, pundigrion, calembour, equivoque; quip, joke, double entendre; paragram. See wit, similarity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. conceit, witticism, quip, quibble, double entendre, play… … English dictionary for students
pun — pun1 [pʌn] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from pundigrion pun (17 19 centuries), perhaps from Italian puntiglio; PUNCTILIOUS] an amusing use of a word or phrase that has two meanings, or of words that have the same sound but different… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pun — [17] Snappy monosyllables produced by breaking off a piece of a longer word were all the rage in late 17th and early 18th century England (mob is a well known example), and it is thought that pun may be one of them. It seems to be short for… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
pun — pun1 noun a joke exploiting the different meanings of a word or the fact that there are words of the same sound and different meanings. verb (puns, punning, punned) [often as adjective punning] make a pun. Derivatives punningly adverb punster… … English new terms dictionary
pun — ► NOUN ▪ a joke exploiting the different meanings of a word or the fact that there are words of the same sound and different meanings. ► VERB (punned, punning) ▪ make a pun. DERIVATIVES punster noun. ORIGIN perhaps an abbreviation of obsolete… … English terms dictionary
punster — pun ► NOUN ▪ a joke exploiting the different meanings of a word or the fact that there are words of the same sound and different meanings. ► VERB (punned, punning) ▪ make a pun. DERIVATIVES punster noun. ORIGIN perhaps an abbreviation of obsolete … English terms dictionary
pun — [17] Snappy monosyllables produced by breaking off a piece of a longer word were all the rage in late 17th and early 18th century England (mob is a well known example), and it is thought that pun may be one of them. It seems to be short for… … Word origins
pun — 1. n. & v. n. the humorous use of a word to suggest different meanings, or of words of the same sound and different meanings. v.intr. (punned, punning) (foll. by on) make a pun or puns with (words). Derivatives: punningly adv. Etymology: 17th c … Useful english dictionary
