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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Witticism

· Wit·ti·cism · IPA /ˈwɪ.tɪ.sɪz.əm/
01 n. A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit.
  1. 1.
    A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit.
    “He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and witticisms; all which are below the dignity of heroic verse.” Addison.