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prosonomasia

prosonomasia noun: an allusion to the similarity of sound of several names or words.

Noun

prosonomasia (uncountable)

  1. (rhetoric) An allusion to the similarity of sound of several names or words.

Questions about prosonomasia

What does prosonomasia mean?
Prosonomasia means an allusion to the similarity of sound of several names or words.
What part of speech is prosonomasia?
Prosonomasia is a noun.

Words near prosonomasia in the dictionary

  1. prosomeres
  2. prosomeric
  3. prosomes
  4. prosomite
  5. prosomites
  6. prosonomasia
  7. prosop-
  8. prosopa
  9. prosopagnosia
  10. prosopagnosias
  11. prosopagnosic

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