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pun1 n [C] humorous use of different words which sound the same or of two meanings of the same word, eg 'A cannon-ball took off his legs, so he laid down his arms.' vi (-nn-) (on/upon), make a pun or puns (on/upon a word).

(Oxford angol értelmező kéziszótár)
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'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did Gyre and gimble in the wabe:
All mimsy were the borogroves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.

– From Jabberwocky

(L. Carroll: Through the Looking Glass)

pun2 n [C] what we mean
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