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Witticism - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Witticism : (noun)
1: a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has
the power to evoke laughter [syn: wit, humor, humour,
wittiness]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Witticism : \Wit"ti*cism\, n. [Based on 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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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