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JEU D'ESPRIT

Dictionary entry overview: What does jeu d'esprit mean?

• JEU D'ESPRIT (noun)
The noun JEU D'ESPRIT has 1 sense:

1. a witty comment or writing

Familiarity information: JEU D'ESPRIT used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• JEU D'ESPRIT (noun)

Sense 1

jeu d'esprit ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A witty comment or writing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("jeu d'esprit" is a kind of...):

humor; humour; wit; witticism; wittiness (a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter)

Domain region:

France; French Republic (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)

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