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calembour

UK/ˌkæləmˈbʊə/

calembour noun: a pun.

Noun

calembour (plural calembours)

  1. A pun.

Forms of calembour

pluralcalembours

Origin of calembour

Borrowed from French calembour.

Questions about calembour

What does calembour mean?
Calembour means a pun.
What part of speech is calembour?
Calembour is a noun.
How do you pronounce calembour?
Calembour is pronounced /ˌkæləmˈbʊə/ (UK).
What is the plural of calembour?
The plural of calembour is calembours.

Words near calembour in the dictionary

  1. caleidoscopes
  2. calelectric
  3. calelectrical
  4. calelectrin
  5. calelectrins
  6. calembour
  7. calembours
  8. Calemes
  9. Calemos
  10. calend
  11. calendal

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