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Meaning of Pun | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard

pʌn

Definitions

A certain number of cowries, generally 80.
India, historical
A surname.
A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.

Equivalents

العربية التّورية جناس لُعْبَة اَلْكَلِمَات

Bosanski štos штос

Català joc de paraules

Čeština slovní hříčka

Dansk ordspil

Deutsch Kalauer Wortspiel

Ελληνικά λογοπαίγνιο

Esperanto kalemburo vortludo

Español albur alburear calambur doble sentido juego de palabras paronomasia retruécano

فارسی جناس

Suomi sanaleikki

Français calembour jeu de mots

Gaeilge imeartas focal

Gàidhlig cainnt-chluich

Hrvatski štos штос

Magyar szójáték szóvicc

Հայերեն բառախաղ

Íslenska orðaleikur

Italiano bisticcio freddura gioco di parole

日本語洒落語呂合わせ駄洒落

ქართული კალამბური

한국어 말장난

Македонски игра на зборови

Nederlands woordgrapje woordspeling

Polski annominacja gra słów kalambur paronomazja

Português chalaça fazer um trocadilho trocadilhar trocadilho

Română calambur joc de cuvinte

Русский игра слов каламбур

Shqip kalambur

Српски štos штос

Svenska göteborgsvits ordlek ordvits rolighet

తెలుగు శ్లేష

Tagalog bangkiwi paandar

Türkçe cinas kelime oyunu

Examples

“The pun is the lowest form of wit.”

“"Certainly, my home at my uncle's brought me acquainted with a circle of admirals. Of Rears, and Vices, I saw enough. Now do not be suspecting me of a pun, I entreat."”

“Hackeries and carriages, loaded and empty, 8 annas. Sheep, goats, &c., 1 pun of cowries each.”

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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