different between astysmus vs asteismus
astysmus
astysmus From the web:
asteismus
English
Alternative forms
- astysmus, astismus
Etymology
From Latin ast?ïsm?s (“the more refined style of speaking”), from Ancient Greek ????????? (asteísmós)
Noun
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
- (punning retort): antanaclasis, punning
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