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Wellerism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Wellerism has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel

2

A proverb, often a fatuous one, attributed to speaker in a situation.

3

Alternative letter-case form of Wellerism

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
rhetorical device
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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