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Μὴ φῦναι τὸν ἅπαντα νικᾷ λόγον → Not to be born is, past all prizing, best.

Sophocles, Oedipus Coloneus l. 1225

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

adnōmĭnātĭō, ōnis, f. (trad. du mot grec παρονομασία), paronomase [figure qui consiste à répéter un mot dans une signification différente, ou avec un léger changement de lettres ; ex. : avium gén. de avis, oiseau, et avium subst. tiré de avius, écarté ; lenones (marchands d’esclaves) et leones (lions)] : Her. 4, 29 ; Quint. 9, 3, 66.