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pund

pund is the alternative form of pun.

Meaning of pun

Noun (1)

pun (plural puns)

  1. A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.
    • The pun is the lowest form of wit.

Noun (2)

pun (plural puns)

  1. (India, historical) A certain number of cowries, generally 80.
    • Hackeries and carriages, loaded and empty, 8 annas. Sheep, goats, &c., 1 pun of cowries each.1864, The Regulations of the Bengal Code in Force in September 1862, page 1019

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Forms of pund

pluralpunds

Questions about pund

What is pund the alternative form of?
Pund is the alternative form of pun.

Words near pund in the dictionary

  1. punctus elevatus
  2. punctus flexus
  3. punctus interrogativus
  4. punctus percontativus
  5. punctus versus
  6. pund
  7. Punda
  8. Pundarīka
  9. pundeh
  10. pundehs
  11. pundette

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