Definitions for jeu d'espritʒœ dɛsˈpri; ʒœ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

jeu d'es•prit*ʒœ dɛsˈpri; ʒœ(n.)(pl.)

  1. a witty remark or piece of writing.

    Category: Foreign Term

* jeux d'es•prit. French..

Origin of jeu d'esprit:

lit., play of wit

Princeton's WordNet

  1. jeu d'esprit(noun)

    a witty comment or writing

Webster Dictionary

  1. Jeu d'esprit(u)

    a witticism


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