Asteism

As′te-ism

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Noun.

[Gr. [GREEK] refined and witty talk, fr. [GREEK] of the town, polite, witty, fr. [GREEK] city: cf. F.

astéisme

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(Rhet.)

Genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another.

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Noun.

[Gr. beautiful, polite.]

In rhetoric, genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another.

asteism ‎(plural asteisms)