As″te‐ism (�), n. [Gr. � refined and witty talk, fr. � of the town, polite, witty, fr. � city: cf. F. astéisme.] (Rhet.) Genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding another.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.