noun

agnōmĭnātĭo

gen. agnōmĭnātōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd

the bringing together two words different in meaning; but similar in sound; paronomasia

the bringing together two words different in meaning, but similar in sound, paronomasia, a rhet. fig., = παρονομασία: veniit a te antequam Romam venit. Hunc ăvium dulcedo ducit ad āvium. Si lenones tamquam leones vitāsset. Videte judices, utrum homini navo an vano credere malitis, etc., Auct. ad Her. 4, 21; cf. Quint. 9, 3, 66.

Perseus ID: n1600 Key: agnominatio