Asteismus Definition
noun
(rhetoric) Witty dialog or response.
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(rhetoric) In dialog, a retort based on a punning use of another speaker's word or metaphor.
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Origin of Asteismus
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From Latin astĕïsmŏs (“the more refined style of speaking”), from Ancient Greek ἀστείσμός (asteismos)
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