repartee

«repartee» in Mova's school dictionary: Quick, witty conversation in which people make clever… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (repartee — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

Quick, witty conversation in which people make clever, funny replies to each other. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and comedy, repartee shows clever, lively characters (the Mad Hatter's tea party is full of nonsense repartee). Writers and comedians are admired for their repartee.

examples

• The friends enjoyed a bit of witty repartee. tree →
• The show was full of quick repartee. tree →
• The Mad Hatter's tea party is full of strange repartee. tree →
• Her clever repartee made everyone laugh. tree →
• He was good at repartee and never lost an argument. tree →
• The banter and repartee went on all evening. tree →

note

Uncountable: «some repartee», not «a repartee». From French; pronounced rep-ar-TEE. Similar: banter, wit.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «repartee» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.