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Word: Pun
Speech Type: Noun
mid 17th century: perhaps an abbreviation of obsolete pundigrion, as a fanciful alteration of punctilio
pʌn
a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word or the fact that there are words which sound alike but have different meanings
Short Definition:joke exploiting different possible meanings of word
Examples:- the Railway Society reception was an informal party of people of all stations (excuse the pun) in life
Word: Pun
Speech Type: Verb
pʌn
make a joke exploiting the different possible meanings of a word
Short Definition:make joke exploiting different possible meanings of word
Examples:- his first puzzle punned on composers, with answers like ‘Handel with care’ and ‘Haydn go seek’
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