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WITTICISM
wit, humor, humour, witticism, wittiness
(noun) a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
witticism (plural witticisms)
a witty remark
Synonyms
• See also joke
Source: Wiktionary
Wit"ti*cism, n. Etym: [From Witty.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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