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    WORDPLAY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A humorous play on wordsplay

    Example:

    his constant punning irritated her

    Synonyms:

    paronomasia; pun; punning; wordplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("wordplay" is a kind of...):

    fun; play; sport (verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously))

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