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repartee

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rep·ar·tee  (rpr-t, -t, -är-)
n.
1. A swift, witty reply.
2. Conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts. See Synonyms at wit1.

[French repartie, from feminine past participle of repartir, to retort, from Old French, to retort, to depart again : re-, re- + partir, to depart (from Latin partre, to divide, from pars, part-, part; see per-2 in Indo-European roots).]

repartee
Noun
1. conversation consisting of witty remarks
2. a sharp witty remark made as a reply [French repartie]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.repartee - adroitness and cleverness in reply
humor, wit, witticism, wittiness, humour - a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
backchat, banter, raillery, give-and-take - light teasing repartee
Translations
repartee [rɛpɑːˈtiː] nréplicas fpl agudas
repartee [rɛpɑːˈtiː] nrepartie f
repartee [rɛpɑːˈtiː] n (exchange) → Schlagabtausch m;
(reply) → schlagfertige Bemerkung f
repartee [rɛpɑːˈtiː] nrisposta pronta


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replied the Sheik of the Outfit, with that ready repartee which distinguishes the Unbeliever.
In those days conversation was still cultivated as an art; a neat repartee was more highly valued than the crackling of thorns under a pot; and the epigram, not yet a mechanical appliance by which the dull may achieve a semblance of wit, gave sprightliness to the small talk of the urbane.
Captain Jim told his stories better, Gilbert was quicker in argument and repartee, Anne felt little gushes and trickles of fancy and imagination bubbling to her lips under the influence of Leslie's personality.
 
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