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wordplay

N การ เล่นคำ  การ เล่นลิ้น  การ เล่นสำนวน  paronomasia pun kan-len-kam

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WORDPLAY

WORDPLAY Word "play `, n.

 

Defn: A more or less subtle playing upon the meaning of words.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

wordplay

word play |ˈwərdˌplā ˈwərdˌpleɪ | noun the witty exploitation of the meanings and ambiguities of words, esp. in puns.

 

Oxford Dictionary

wordplay

word |play |ˈwəːdpleɪ | noun [ mass noun ] the witty exploitation of the meanings and ambiguities of words, especially in puns.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

wordplay

wordplay noun her verses are often cryptic and usually contain some clever wordplay: punning, puns, play on words; wit, witticisms, repartee.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

wordplay

wordplay noun punning, puns, double entendres, play on words; wit, witticisms, repartee; rare paronomasia.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

wordplay

w rd pl y 名詞 U (巧みな )言葉のやり取り ; しゃれ, 地口 .