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 Definitions of repartee  [ˌrɛp ərˈti, -ˈteɪ, -ɑr-]  

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Definition of 'repartee' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) repartee
a quick, witty reply.

2.  repartee
conversation full of such replies.

3.  repartee
skill in repartee.

Etymology:  (1635–45; < F repartie retort, n. use of fem. ptp. of repartir, MF, =re-re - +partir to part)

Definition of 'repartee' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) repartee
adroitness and cleverness in reply


Definition of 'repartee' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) repartee
a smart, ready, and witty reply

2. (verb) repartee
to make smart and witty replies


Definitions of 'repartee' The Roycroft Dictionary 

repartee
Any remark which is so clever that it makes the listener wish he had said it himself.



'repartee' - Nearby Entries  

repand  reparable  reparation  repartee  repast  repatriate  repatriation  



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