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Word: Wordplay
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈwəːdpleɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the witty exploitation of the meanings and ambiguities of words, especially in puns
Short Definition:witty exploitation of meanings and ambiguities of words
Examples:- so many of the jokes are based on wordplay
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