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Repartee Pronunciation
Repartee is pronounced re-per-TEE, IPA /ˌrɛpɝˈti/.
re-per-TEE
US /ˌrɛpɝˈti/ · UK /ˌrɛpɑːˈteɪ/
Syllables: re · per · TEE (3 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
noun: Quick, witty remarks exchanged in conversation.
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Repartee in a Sentence
- The repartee between the two of them kept the table going.
- He had a gift for repartee that never left him.
- The script is all repartee and no plot.
Common Mispronunciations of Repartee
Not ruh-PAHR-tee
Repartee saves its push for the final beat, which is where the French original puts it too.
Not RE-per-tee
The opening two beats are both light, re then per, and neither of them takes a push.
Tip: American dictionaries end the word tee and British ones tay, both from the French repartie.
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