Puns were found in ancient Egypt, where they were heavily used in development of myths and interpretation of dreams.
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Puns
//pʌnz//
Synonyms for "puns" (73 found)
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Puns are often untranslatable into another language.
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There were puns in the holy writings, and they got lost in translation.
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The audience groaned at some of Tom's puns.
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