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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A witticism; a play of wit.

Wiktionary

  1. n. witticism; witty comment or composition

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. A witticism.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a witty comment or writing

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  • “Amsterdam is an intricate satirical jeu d'esprit and topical to the point of Tom Wolfeishness.”

    Wages of Sin

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