Definition of paragram in English:

paragram

noun ˈparəɡram

A play on words in which a letter or group of letters in a word is altered so as to produce or suggest another word.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), philosopher. From Hellenistic Greek παράγραμμα play on words, pun (as a Greek word in Cicero ad Familiares 7. 32. 2), in ancient Greek (in Greek authors) in senses ‘substitute for a letter, in cipher’, ‘additional clause’ from παρα- + γράμμα letter; compare ancient Greek τὰ παρὰ γράμμα σκώμματα, lit. ‘jokes by the letter’.

Definition of paragram in US English:

paragram

nounˈparəɡram

A play on words in which a letter or group of letters in a word is altered so as to produce or suggest another word.

Origin

Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), philosopher. From Hellenistic Greek παράγραμμα play on words, pun (as a Greek word in Cicero ad Familiares 7. 32. 2), in ancient Greek (in Greek authors) in senses ‘substitute for a letter, in cipher’, ‘additional clause’ from παρα- + γράμμα letter; compare ancient Greek τὰ παρὰ γράμμα σκώμματα, lit. ‘jokes by the letter’.

单词	paragram
释义	Definition of paragram in English: paragram noun ˈparəɡram A play on words in which a letter or group of letters in a word is altered so as to produce or suggest another word. Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), philosopher. From Hellenistic Greek παράγραμμα play on words, pun (as a Greek word in Cicero ad Familiares 7. 32. 2), in ancient Greek (in Greek authors) in senses ‘substitute for a letter, in cipher’, ‘additional clause’ from παρα- + γράμμα letter; compare ancient Greek τὰ παρὰ γράμμα σκώμματα, lit. ‘jokes by the letter’. Definition of paragram in US English: paragram nounˈparəɡram A play on words in which a letter or group of letters in a word is altered so as to produce or suggest another word. Origin Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Thomas Hobbes (1588–1679), philosopher. From Hellenistic Greek παράγραμμα play on words, pun (as a Greek word in Cicero ad Familiares 7. 32. 2), in ancient Greek (in Greek authors) in senses ‘substitute for a letter, in cipher’, ‘additional clause’ from παρα- + γράμμα letter; compare ancient Greek τὰ παρὰ γράμμα σκώμματα, lit. ‘jokes by the letter’.
随便看	portioner portioning portionist portionize portionless portion money portion out portions portière portièred Port Jackson Port Jackson willow Portland Portland arrowroot Portland beds Portland cement radiolytically radioman radio map radiometal radiometallic radiometallography radiometeorograph radiometeorography radiometer 前程前站前线前缀前缘前肢前脚前脸儿前臂前襟 Abstellbolzen Abstellen abstellen Abstellengleis Absteller Abstellfläche Abstellgleis Abstellhahn Abstellhalle Abstellhebel