Repartee Definition

rĕpər-tē, -tā, -är-
noun
A quick, witty reply.
Webster's New World
Conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts.
American Heritage
A series of such rejoinders.
Webster's New World
Skill in making witty replies.
Webster's New World
A conversation marked by a series of witty retorts.
Wiktionary
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verb
To reply with a repartee.
Wiktionary
To have a repartee (conversation marked by repartees)
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Repartee

Noun

Singular:
repartee
Plural:
repartees

Origin of Repartee

  • French repartie from feminine past participle of repartir to retort from Old French to retort, to depart again re- re- partir to depart (from Latin partīre to divide) (from pars part- part perə-2 in Indo-European roots)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French repartie, deverbal of repartir (“to retort")

    From Wiktionary

Repartee Sentence Examples

  • Their repartee set the tone for the evening.

  • Dean ignored her repartee.

  • She was enjoying the challenge and their repartee.

  • And the dialog crackles with snappy repartee that's simply too clever for real life.

  • His agile mind, quick wit and ready repartee made him something of a favorite of the media.

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Words Starting With

RREREP

Words Ending With

EEETEE

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Words Starting With R and Ending With E

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