a nə ma tə pi ə the formation or use of words whose sounds suggest the meanings of the words, such as “bang,” “moo,” or “jingle”.
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portmanteau word
port maen to wuhrd noun a word formed by combining the sounds and meanings of two other words, such as “smog” from “smoke” and “fog”.
pun
puhn noun an instance or a variety of word play, often for humorous effect, that is based on a similarity in sound of two or more words or on various meanings of…
palindrome
pae lihn drom noun a word, number, phrase, or longer expression with letters or numbers in the same order both backward and forward, such as “level,” 1881, or “Able was I ere I saw…
subplot
suhb plat a minor or secondary plot in a work of fiction or film.