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- noun Plural form of
wordplay .
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Examples
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But there were many great ideas — some Rocky Mountain-inspired names to match our location, some different-language possibilities that fit with her looks or circumstances, some European names since I said she seems a little old-fashioned and a bit British, and some lovely wordplays.
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It's his satire -- and especially his way of using words -- puns, neologisms, wordplays, etc. -- to encourage his audience to think critically.
Sophia A. McClennen: Merry Christmas From Colbert: Satire's Special Gift Sophia A. McClennen 2011
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It's his satire -- and especially his way of using words -- puns, neologisms, wordplays, etc. -- to encourage his audience to think critically.
Sophia A. McClennen: Merry Christmas From Colbert: Satire's Special Gift Sophia A. McClennen 2011
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It is clear that MIÉVILLE is a master writer who enjoys his language – a lot of the aforementioned characters are, in fact, puns and various wordplays brought to life.
Archive 2009-02-01 2009
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It's his satire -- and especially his way of using words -- puns, neologisms, wordplays, etc. -- to encourage his audience to think critically.
Sophia A. McClennen: Merry Christmas From Colbert: Satire's Special Gift Sophia A. McClennen 2011
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Colbert's wordplays offer new ways of thinking about pressing social issues.
Sophia A. McClennen: Merry Christmas From Colbert: Satire's Special Gift Sophia A. McClennen 2011
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Colbert's wordplays offer new ways of thinking about pressing social issues.
Sophia A. McClennen: Merry Christmas From Colbert: Satire's Special Gift Sophia A. McClennen 2011
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Colbert's wordplays offer new ways of thinking about pressing social issues.
Sophia A. McClennen: Merry Christmas From Colbert: Satire's Special Gift Sophia A. McClennen 2011
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It is clear that MIÉVILLE is a master writer who enjoys his language – a lot of the aforementioned characters are, in fact, puns and various wordplays brought to life.
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The clever wordplays attributed to her would have made any Talmud student or zaddik proud.
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