asteismus
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin astĕïsmŏs (“the more refined style of speaking”), from Ancient Greek ἀστείσμός (asteísmós).
Noun[edit]
asteismus (uncountable)
- (rhetoric) Witty dialog or response.
- (rhetoric) In dialog, a retort based on a punning use of another speaker's word or metaphor.
Hyponyms[edit]
- (punning retort): antanaclasis, punning