repartee
[ rep-er-tee, -tey, -ahr- ]
/ ˌrɛp ərˈti, -ˈteɪ, -ɑr- /
noun
a quick, witty reply.
conversation full of such replies.
skill in making such replies.
Origin of repartee
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British Dictionary definitions for repartee
repartee
/ (ˌrɛpɑːˈtiː) /
noun
a sharp, witty, or aphoristic remark made as a reply
terse rapid conversation consisting of such remarks
skill in making sharp witty replies or conversation
Word Origin for repartee
C17: from French
repartie, from
repartir to retort, from
re- +
partir to go away