# witticist

**Pronunciation:** WITTICIST

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning

Witticist means a witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zinger.

## Examples

- The article uses witticist to mean a witty remark; a bon mot; an epigram; a zinger.
- The teacher asked students to find witticist in the reading.
- Check the words around witticist to choose the right meaning.

## Common patterns

- a/the witticist — Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — The article mentioned a witticist.
- witticist in context — Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — We checked witticist in context before translating it.

## Collocations

- witticist example — The teacher gave a witticist example.
- witticist meaning — We checked the witticist meaning before moving on.

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