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śleṣ English Meaning - Translate śleṣ (Paronomasia) into English from Hindi

śleṣ Roman Hindi to English Meaning is Paronomasia. It is a noun, Rhetoric by form. Other śleṣ English Meanings are are Ambiguity, Conceit, Joke, Quibble, Quip, Witticism, Double Entendre, Equivoque, Calembour, Double Meaning, and a lot others listed on this page.

Definitions of Paronomasia

n. A play upon words; a figure by which the same word is used in different senses, or words similar in sound are set in opposition to each other, so as to give antithetical force to the sentence; punning.

Form Noun, Rhetoric.

How To Spell Paronomasia [par-uh-noh-mey-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]

Origin of Paronomasia Late 16th century: via Latin from Greek paronomasia, from para- ‘beside’ (expressing alteration) + onomasia ‘naming’ (from onomazein ‘to name’, from onoma ‘a name’).

Synonyms For Paronomasia , Similar to Paronomasia