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noun
Affected wit; a witty turn of phrase; a conceit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing
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Synonyms: conceit
Antonyms: none provided
History
Borrowed from Italian concetto, from Latin conceptus. See conceit and concept, which are doublets.
