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wit
EntityQ2238195· pop 25· linked from 639 articles

Also known as sense of humor, repartee, wisecrack

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Within Vinony's link graph, wit is referenced by 639 other articles, and connects out to word play, William Shakespeare and love.

It is catalogued under topics including Algonquin Round Table, Humour and Virtue.

Its subject is documented across 16 Wikipedia language editions.

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  • Etymology
  • Forms
  • Other uses
  • See also
  • References
  • Bibliography

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Wit is a form of intelligent humour—the ability to say or write things that are clever and typically funny. Someone witty, also known as a wit, is a person skilled at wit, making spontaneous one-line or single-phrase jokes. Forms of wit include the quip, repartee, and wisecrack.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “wit” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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