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RAILLERIES
Noun
railleries
plural of raillery
Source: Wiktionary
RAILLERY
Rail"ler*y, n. Etym: [F. raillerie, fr. railler. See Rail to scoff.]
Definition: Pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language; satirical merriment. Let raillery be without malice or heat. B. Jonson. Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of them is sufficient to turn them into raillery. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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