ˌ ̷ ̷də̇ˈsprē noun
( plural jeux d'esprit )
Etymology: French, literally, play of the mind
: a play or piece of writing displaying cleverness or wit
senseless to ignore as a mistaken jeu d'esprit the labor that went into those parodies — Hugh Kenner
ˌ ̷ ̷də̇ˈsprē noun
( plural jeux d'esprit )
Etymology: French, literally, play of the mind
: a play or piece of writing displaying cleverness or wit
senseless to ignore as a mistaken jeu d'esprit the labor that went into those parodies — Hugh Kenner
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012