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repartee vs raillery

raillery vs repartee

repartee and raillery both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
repartee Yes No No No
raillery Yes No No No
As nouns, raillery is a hyponym of repartee; that is, raillery is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than repartee:
  • repartee: adroitness and cleverness in reply
  • raillery: light teasing repartee
Other hyponyms of repartee include backchat, banter, give-and-take.
repartee (noun) raillery (noun)
adroitness and cleverness in reply light teasing repartee
Difference between repartee and raillery

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