a play upon words
121crank — I. n. 1. Turning handle. 2. Bend, turn, winding, involution, twist, quirk. 3. Twist or turn of speech, play upon words, quirk. II. a. 1. Easy to be overset, unsteady. 2. Shaky, crazy, loose, disjointed. III …
122equivoque — /ˈɛkwəvoʊk/ (say ekwuhvohk) noun 1. an equivocal term; an ambiguous expression. 2. a play upon words; a pun. 3. double meaning; ambiguity. Also, equivoke. {French; replacing Middle English equivoc. See equivocal} …
123παρονομασίαις — παρονομασία play upon words which sound alike fem dat pl …
124παρονομασίαν — παρονομασίᾱν , παρονομασία play upon words which sound alike fem acc sg (attic doric aeolic) …
125παρονομασίᾳ — παρονομασίᾱͅ , παρονομασία play upon words which sound alike fem dat sg (attic doric aeolic) …
126petrarchist — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ kə̇st noun ( s) Usage: usually capitalized : a poet writing in a manner characteristic or imitative of Petrarch; specifically : one of the poets of the English Renaissance whose sonnets reflect the influence of Petrarch in their… …
127eq|ui|voke — eq|ui|voque or eq|ui|voke «EHK wuh vohk», noun. 1. an expression capable of more than one meaning; a play upon words, often of a humorous nature; pun. 2. ambiguity of speech. 3. = equivocation. (Cf. ↑equivocation) ╂[< Latin aequivocus; see… …
128eq|ui|voque — or eq|ui|voke «EHK wuh vohk», noun. 1. an expression capable of more than one meaning; a play upon words, often of a humorous nature; pun. 2. ambiguity of speech. 3. = equivocation. (Cf. ↑equivocation) ╂[< Latin aequivocus; see etym. under… …
