n. 1. A swift, witty reply. 2. Conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts. [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; see perə-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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