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Atticism
At·ti·cism [ áttə sìzzəm ] (plural At·ti·cisms) or at·ti·cism [ áttə sìzzəm ] (plural at·ti·cisms)


noun 
Definition:
 
witty phrase: a witty or elegantly simple and concise turn of phrase
[Late 16th century. < Greek Attikismos< Attikos (see Attic]
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