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witticism - 3 dictionary results

wit⋅ti⋅cism

[wit-uh-siz-uhm]
–noun
a witty remark or sentence.

Origin:
1645–55; deriv. of witty, modeled on criticism


joke, jest, quip, sally, wisecrack.
wit·ti·cism   (wĭt'ĭ-sĭz'əm)   
n.  A witty remark. See Synonyms at joke.

[Blend of witty and criticism.]

Witticism

Wit"ti*cism\, n. [From Witty.] A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit. --Milton.

He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and witticisms; all which are below the dignity of heroic verse. --Addison.
Language Translation for : witticism
Spanish: ocurrencia, agudeza, salida,
German: witzige Bemerkung,
Japanese: しゃれ
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