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paragram
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A pun made by changing the letters of a word, especially the initial letter.
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noun
A pun made by changing the letters of a word, especially the initial letter.
“A paragram is a play on words made by altering a word, or sometimes only a letter, in a common expression or literary allusion.”
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A paragram is a play on words made by altering a word, or sometimes only a letter, in a common expression or literary allusion.
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