agnomination

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noun

A paronomasia, or allusion of one word to another

OriginLatin agnominatio →
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Meanings

nounagnomination (plural agnominations)

plural agnominations · alternative agnominatio · alternative adnominatio · alternative adnomination

  1. rhetoricA paronomasia, or allusion of one word to another
  2. rhetoricAn alliteration.
  3. rhetoricpolyptoton.
  4. rhetoricAssigning to a proper name its literal or homophonic meaning.

Origin

  1. Latinagnominatio
  2. Englishagnomination

From Latin agnominatio.

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APA

agnomination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agnomination

MLA

“agnomination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agnomination. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agnomination,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agnomination.

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