Definition of Witticism. Meaning of Witticism. Synonyms of Witticism

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Definition of Witticism

Witticism
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.

Meaning of Witticism from wikipedia

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- Type of witticism...
- century. Some acrostics pre-date this, however, such as the Restoration witticism arranging the names of some members of Charles II's Committee for Foreign...
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- a decent command of German following the Imperial election of 1519. A witticism sometimes attributed to Charles was: "I speak Spanish/Latin [depending...
- snakebite. Although he was able and learned, he is perhaps best known for his witticisms. We know that, in Paris, fashion imposes its dictates on medicine just...
- In rhetoric, antanaclasis (/æntəˈnækləsɪs, ˌæntænəˈklæsɪs/; from the Gr****: ἀντανάκλασις, antanáklasis, meaning "reflection", from ἀντί anti, "against"...
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