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riposte

Or ��·��ǲ��

[ri-pohst]

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noun

a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke.
a brilliant riposte to an insult.
Fencing.��a quick thrust given after parrying a lunge.

verb (used without object)

riposted, riposting

to make a riposte.
to reply or retaliate.

riposte

/ rɪˈpəʊst, rɪˈpɒst /

noun

a swift sharp reply in speech or action
fencing a counterattack made immediately after a successful parry

verb

(intr) to make a riposte

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Word History and Origins

Origin of riposte¹

First recorded in 1700–10; from French, variant of risposte “prompt answer,” from Italian risposta, noun use of feminine past participle of rispondere “to answer,” from Vulgar Latin respondere (unrecorded) for Latin ��ǲԻ�ŧ��; respond

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Word History and Origins

Origin of riposte¹

C18: from French, from Italian risposta , from rispondere to reply, _respond

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As critic Gary Scharnhorst writes in an afterword to a recent edition of this classic: “The riposte to ‘it can’t happen here’ is ‘it already has.”

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So much has been said about the Old Firm's inability to break through their young players, but Clement has some decent ripostes to that criticism now.

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One of the most hilarious ripostes to Nazism is still Mel Brooks’ “The Producers.”

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Night Temple is one small riposte to all that, from local artists no longer miserably waiting for the tides to turn.

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