"asteism" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: asteisms [plural]
Etymology: Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀστεῖος (asteîos, “of the town; urbane”), from ἄστυ (ástu, “town”). Compare Greek αστεϊσμός (asteïsmós). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|ἀστεῖος||of the town; urbane}} Ancient Greek ἀστεῖος (asteîos, “of the town; urbane”), {{cog|el|αστεϊσμός}} Greek αστεϊσμός (asteïsmós) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} asteism (countable and uncountable, plural asteisms)
  1. Polite irony; a genteel and ingenious manner of deriding another. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: asteistic
    Sense id: en-asteism-en-noun-WQKmPa13 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries

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