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riposts

riposts is the plural of ripost.

Meaning of ripost

Noun

ripost (plural riposts)

  1. A thrust given in return after parrying a lunge.
  2. A quick and usually witty response to a taunt.
  3. An answer or reply, rapidly uttered, in response to a question or problem.
    • The French government was always apprehensive to the German Government’s ripost to an air offensive.1952, Thomas Allnut Brassey, Brasseys Annual: The Armed Forces Year-book, page 306

Questions about riposts

What is riposts the plural of?
Riposts is the plural of ripost.

Words near riposts in the dictionary

  1. ripost
  2. riposte
  3. riposted
  4. ripostes
  5. riposting
  6. riposts
  7. Ripp
  8. rippa rugby
  9. rippability
  10. rippable
  11. rippchen

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