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word⋅play

  [wurd-pley]
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–noun
1. clever or subtle repartee; verbal wit.
2. a play on words; pun.
Origin:
1870–75; word + play
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word·play   (wûrd'plā')   
n.  
  1. Witty or clever verbal exchange; repartee.
  2. The act or an instance such exchange.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word"play`\, n. A more or less subtle playing upon the meaning of words.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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