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punnology

punnology noun: the art or practice of punning; paronomasia.

Noun

punnology (uncountable)

  1. The art or practice of punning; paronomasia.
    • he might have been better instructed in the Greek punnology1728, [Alexander Pope], “(please specify the page)”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. […], Dublin; London: […] A. Dodd, →OCLC
    • Far from restricting or confining meaning, Pearl's elaborate form allows the fullest play of its punnology2001, Sarah Stanbury, Pearl

Forms of punnology

alternative formpunology

Origin of punnology

From pun + -ology.

Questions about punnology

What does punnology mean?
Punnology means the art or practice of punning; paronomasia.
What part of speech is punnology?
Punnology is a noun.

Words near punnology in the dictionary

  1. punniness
  2. punning
  3. punningly
  4. punnings
  5. punnish
  6. punnology
  7. punny
  8. Puno
  9. punology
  10. Punong
  11. puns

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