punnology

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noun

The art or practice of punning; paronomasia.

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Meanings

nounpunnology (uncountable)

alternative punology

  1. uncountableThe art or practice of punning; paronomasia.

    he might have been better instructed in the Greek punnology

    1728, [Alexander Pope], “(please specify the page)”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. […], Dublin; London: […] A. Dodd, →OCLC
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    Far from restricting or confining meaning, Pearl's elaborate form allows the fullest play of its punnology

    2001, Sarah Stanbury, Pearl

Origin

From pun + -ology.

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APA

punnology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punnology

MLA

“punnology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punnology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “punnology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punnology.

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