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English Dictionary: punning by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
punning
n
  1. a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"
    Synonym(s): pun, punning, wordplay, paronomasia
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pun \Pun\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Punned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Punning}.]
      To make puns, or a pun; to use a word in a double sense,
      especially when the contrast of ideas is ludicrous; to play
      upon words; to quibble. --Dryden.
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