paragram

• paragramme

Borrowed from Late Latin paragramma, from Ancient Greek παράγραμμα (parágramma).

paragram (plural paragrams)

1. A play upon words; a pun.

• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “paragram”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παράγραμμα (parágramma).

• IPA^(key): /paˈra.ɡram/
• Rhymes: -aɡram
• Syllabification: pa‧ra‧gram

paragram m inan

1. paragram (change in the meaning of a word by slightly modifying its form for humorous effect)

• paragram in Polish dictionaries at PWN