repartee
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ərˈti, -ˈteɪ, -ɑr- noun
1.
a quick, witty reply.
2.
conversation full of such replies.
3.
skill in making such replies.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a sharp, witty, or aphoristic remark made as a reply |
| 2. | terse rapid conversation consisting of such remarks |
| 3. | skill in making sharp witty replies or conversation |
| [C17: from French repartie, from repartir to retort, from | |
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Word Origin & History
repartee
c.1645, "quick remark," from Fr. repartie "an answering blow or thrust" (originally a fencing term), noun use of fem. pp. of O.Fr. repartir "to reply promptly, start out again," from re- "back" + partir "to part, depart, start" (see part). Meaning "a series of sharp rejoinders
exchanged" is from 1688.
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Example sentences
Between transmissions came long beeps and blurts that effectively demolished any repartee or spontaneity.
All these are familiar concepts to anyone who has been engaged in fruitful debate, and make for stimulating repartee.
There's the omnipresent pool and video poker if you're not interested in witty repartee.
The pair perform some repartee that, surprisingly for one of these things, isn't too painful.
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