paronomastic
/ˌpɛrənoʊˈmæstɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or involving a play on words; punning.
- The headline used a paronomastic trick to grab readers' attention.
- His paronomastic style of writing makes his poetry both clever and confusing.
- The teacher explained the paronomastic effect of using 'bear' and 'bare' in the same sentence.
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