n.
Pronunciation: ' r ā -l ə -r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ler · ies
Etymology: French raillerie, from Middle French, from railler to mock
Date: 1653
1 : good-natured ridicule : BANTER
2 : JEST
n.
Pronunciation: ' r ā -l ə -r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ler · ies
Etymology: French raillerie, from Middle French, from railler to mock
Date: 1653
1 : good-natured ridicule : BANTER
2 : JEST
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012