agnōmĭnātĭo ( — Lewis and Short Latin Dictionary

agnōmĭnātĭo (adn-), ōnis, f., the bringing together two words different in meaning, but similar in sound, paronomasia, a rhet. fig., = παρονομασία: veniit a te antequam Romam venit. Hunc ăvium dulcedo ducit ad āvium. Si lenones tamquam leones vitāsset. Videte judices, utrum homini navo an vano credere malitis, etc., Auct. ad Her. 4, 21; cf. Quint. 9, 3, 66.

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Headword (normalized/stripped):

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1600

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n1600

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agnominatio

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