WITTICISM, n. A sharp and clever remark, usually quoted, and seldom noted; what the Philistine is pleased to call a "joke."

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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. [1913 Webster]

He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and witticisms; all which are below the dignity of heroic verse. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

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witticism

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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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)