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n. A witty repartee; a jest.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A witticism; a clever or witty saying; a witty repartee.
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n. a clever remark
Word Usage
"Hatter, wherewith he mitigated the miseries of Jefferson during the debate; and to his familiar bonmot in reply to Harrison's appeal for unanimity: "Yes, we must indeed all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.""