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agnomination

agnomination noun: a paronomasia, or allusion of one word to another.

Noun

agnomination (plural agnominations)

  1. (rhetoric) A paronomasia, or allusion of one word to another
  2. (rhetoric) An alliteration.
  3. (rhetoric) polyptoton.
  4. (rhetoric) Assigning to a proper name its literal or homophonic meaning.

Forms of agnomination

pluralagnominations
alternative formagnominatio
alternative formadnominatio
alternative formadnomination

Origin of agnomination

From Latin agnominatio.

Questions about agnomination

What does agnomination mean?
Agnomination means a paronomasia, or allusion of one word to another.
What part of speech is agnomination?
Agnomination is a noun.
What is the plural of agnomination?
The plural of agnomination is agnominations.

Words near agnomination in the dictionary

  1. agnominal
  2. agnominate
  3. agnominated
  4. agnominates
  5. agnominating
  6. agnomination
  7. agnominations
  8. agnonym
  9. agnonyms
  10. agnopeptide
  11. agnopeptides

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