/rep'euhr tee", -tay", -ahr-/ , n.
1. a quick, witty reply.
2. conversation full of such replies.
3. skill in making such replies.
[ 1635-45; repartie retort, n. use of fem. ptp. of repartir, MF, equiv. to re- RE- + partir to PART ]
Syn. 2. banter, sparring, fencing.