asteismus
Meaning
Noun
- Witty dialog or response.
- In dialog, a retort based on a punning use of another speaker's word or metaphor.
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Origin
- From Latin asteismos ("the more refined style of speaking"), from Ancient Greek ἀστείσμός
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