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Plays on words (Topical Term)
Used for/see from:
- Play of words
- Earlier heading: Play on words
- Word play
- Wordplay
See also:
- Broader heading: Semantics
- Broader heading: Wit and humor
Cassell dict. of literary and language terms, 1992 (wordplay: a witty exchange using ambiguous meanings of particular words)
Encarta world Eng. dict. (play on words: a pun)
Here are entered works on the act or instance of playing upon words or speech sounds, especially to achieve a humorous or rhetorical effect. Works on games in which players compete in forming, thinking of, or guessing words according to a set of rules are entered under Word games.
Note under Word games