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Word: Pun
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 17th century: perhaps an abbreviation of obsolete pundigrion, as a fanciful alteration of punctilio
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
pʌn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
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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