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# witticism

noun (witticisms)

«witticism» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A clever, quick joke or saying that makes people smile and think. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/witticism/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories a character's witticism shows how sharp or cheeky they are.

### Examples

- His witticism made everyone laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/witticism/#x1)
- The king enjoyed her witticisms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/witticism/#x2)
- Polly added another witticism to the talk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/witticism/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «witticism» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/witticism/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«witticism» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/witticism.html) on Mova free.