Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - repartee
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Repartee
repartee
noun Etymology: French repartie, from repartir to retort, from Middle French, from re- + partir to divide — more at part Date: circa 1645 1. a. a quick and witty reply b. a succession or interchange of clever retorts ; amusing and usually light sparring with words 2. adroitness and cleverness in reply ; skill in ~ Synonyms: see wit
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n. 1 the practice or faculty of making witty retorts; sharpness or wit in quick reply. 2 a a witty retort. b witty retorts collectively. Etymology: F repartie fem. past part. of repartir start again, reply promptly (as RE-, partir PART) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. остроумный ответ to be good (quick) at repartee —- быть находчивым; иметь на все готовый ответ he is not happy at repartee —- он не умеет остроумно ответить 2. находчивость, остроумие ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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4.
Repartee is conversation that consists of quick, witty comments and replies. She was good at repartee. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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- c.1645, 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" (see part). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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