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# repartee

noun (repartee — uncountable)

«repartee» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Quick, witty conversation in which people make clever, funny replies to each other. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repartee/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repartee/#x1)
- The show was full of quick repartee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repartee/#x2)
- The Mad Hatter's tea party is full of strange repartee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repartee/#x3)
- Her clever repartee made everyone laugh. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repartee/#x4)
- He was good at repartee and never lost an argument. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repartee/#x5)
- The banter and repartee went on all evening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repartee/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «repartee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/repartee/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«repartee» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/repartee.html) on Mova free.