Adnominatio (ad-no-mi-na’-ti-o): 1. A synonym for paronomasia [punning]. 2. A synonym for polyptoton. 3. Assigning to a proper name its literal or homophonic meaning.
1. Making all that jam was a jarring experience! I’m tired and my fingers are stained.
2. He tried to teach what can’t be taught: how to be happy—how to deal with happenstance and make good things happen.
3. Belle, you’re such a ding-dong.
Definition courtesy of “Silva Rhetoricae” (rhetoric.byu.edu). Bracketed text added by Gorgias.
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