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==Origin==

==Origin==

perhaps from Italian puntiglio fine point, [[quibble]]

perhaps from Italian puntiglio fine point, [[quibble]]

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1662]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1662]

==Definition==

==Definition==

*1: the usually [[humorous]] use of a [[word]] in such a way as to suggest [[two]] or more of its [[meanings]] or the meaning of another word [[similar]] in [[sound]]

*1: the usually [[humorous]] use of a [[word]] in such a way as to suggest [[two]] or more of its [[meanings]] or the meaning of another word [[similar]] in [[sound]]

==Description==

==Description==

The '''pun''', also called ''paronomasia'', is a [[form]] of [[word]] [[play]] which suggests two or more [[meanings]], by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended [[humorous]] or [[rhetorical]] [[effect]]. These [[ambiguities]] can arise from the [[intentional]] use and abuse of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophone homophonic], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homograph homographic], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metonymy metonymic], or [[metaphorical]] [[language]]. A pun differs from a [[malapropism]] in that a malapropism uses an incorrect [[expression]] that alludes to another (usually correct) expression, but a pun uses a correct expression that alludes to another (sometimes correct but more often absurdly humorous) [[expression]]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Bergson Henri Bergson] defined a pun as a sentence or utterance in which "two different sets of [[ideas]] are [[expressed]], and we are confronted with only one series of words". Puns may be regarded as in-jokes or [[Idiom|idiomatic]] constructions, given that their usage and [[meaning]] are entirely local to a particular language and its [[culture]]. For example, camping is [[intense]] (in tents).

The '''pun''', also called ''paronomasia'', is a [[form]] of [[word]] [[play]] which suggests two or more [[meanings]], by exploiting multiple meanings of words, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended [[humorous]] or [[rhetorical]] [[effect]]. These [[ambiguities]] can arise from the [[intentional]] use and abuse of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homophone homophonic], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homograph homographic], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metonymy metonymic], or [[metaphorical]] [[language]]. A pun differs from a [[malapropism]] in that a malapropism uses an incorrect [[expression]] that alludes to another (usually correct) expression, but a pun uses a correct expression that alludes to another (sometimes correct but more often absurdly humorous) [[expression]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Bergson Henri Bergson] defined a pun as a sentence or utterance in which "two different sets of [[ideas]] are [[expressed]], and we are confronted with only one series of words". Puns may be regarded as in-jokes or [[Idiom|idiomatic]] constructions, given that their usage and [[meaning]] are entirely local to a particular language and its [[culture]]. For example, camping is [[intense]] (in tents).

Puns are used to create [[humor]] and sometimes require a large vocabulary to [[understand]]. Puns have long been used by comedy [[writers]], such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare William Shakespeare], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde Oscar Wilde], and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Carlin George Carlin]. The Roman playwright [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plautus Plautus] is [[famous]] for his tendency to make up and change the [[meaning]] of [[words]] to create puns in [[Latin]].

Puns are used to create [[humor]] and sometimes require a large vocabulary to [[understand]]. Puns have long been used by comedy [[writers]], such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare William Shakespeare], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde Oscar Wilde], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Carlin George Carlin]. The Roman playwright [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plautus Plautus] is [[famous]] for his tendency to make up and change the [[meaning]] of [[words]] to create puns in [[Latin]].

[[Category: Languages and Literature]]

[[Category: Languages and Literature]]