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WORDPLAY

\wˈɜːdple͡ɪ], \wˈɜːdple‍ɪ], \w_ˈɜː_d_p_l_eɪ]\

Definitions of WORDPLAY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

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a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a humorous play on words; "I do it for the pun of it"; "his constant punning irritated her"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A more or less subtle playing upon the meaning of words.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

A more or less subtle playing upon the meaning of words.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

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