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COMEBACK
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("comeback" is a kind of...):
reappearance; return (the act of someone appearing again)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
Example:
it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher
Synonyms:
comeback; counter; rejoinder; replication; retort; return; riposte
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("comeback" is a kind of...):
reply; response (the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "comeback"):
back talk; backtalk; lip; mouth; sass; sassing (an impudent or insolent rejoinder)
Derivation:
come back (answer back)
