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RAILLERY

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Light teasing repartee

Synonyms:

backchat; banter; give-and-take; raillery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("raillery" is a kind of...):

repartee (adroitness and cleverness in reply)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "raillery"):

badinage (frivolous banter)

persiflage (light teasing)

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