witticism
[ wit-uh-siz-uhm ]
/ ˈwɪt əˌsɪz əm /
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noun
a witty remark or sentence.
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Origin of witticism
1645–55; derivative of witty, modeled on criticism
Words nearby witticism
Wittenberg, witter, Wittgenstein, Wittgensteinian, Wittgenstein, Ludwig, witticism, witting, wittol, witty, Witwatersrand, wive
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witticism
/ (ˈwɪtɪˌsɪzəm) /
noun
a clever or witty remark
Word Origin for witticism
C17: from witty; coined by Dryden (1677) by analogy with criticism
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