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wit

1. To know; to learn.
2. Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.
3. A mental faculty, or power of the mind; -- used in this sense chiefly in the plural, and in certain phrases.
4. Felicitous association of objects not usually connected, so as to produce a pleasant surprise; also. the power of readily combining objects in such a manner.
5. A person of eminent sense or knowledge; a man of genius, fancy, or humor; one distinguished for bright or amusing sayings, for repartee, and the like.