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- pronunciation:
- re
p
 r
ti
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par
teI
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a quick, clever reply; witty retort.
He was stunned at her clever repartee and was momentarily at a loss for words.- synonyms:
- comeback, one-liner, quip, wisecrack, zinger
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| definition 2: |
conversation characterized by this type of reply; clever banter.
She invited brilliant playwrights and novelists to her dinner parties because she enjoyed their repartee.- synonyms:
- banter
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| definition 3: |
skill in making witty replies.
He's intelligent and thoughtful, but he has little repartee.- synonyms:
- cleverness, wit
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| related words: |
wit |
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