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jeu d'esprit

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. jeu d'esprit (noun)
  2. point d'esprit (noun)
  3. homme d'esprit (foreign term)

jeu d'es·prit

noun \zhœ-des-ˈprē\
plural jeux d'esprit\same\

Definition of JEU D'ESPRIT

: a witty comment or composition

Origin of JEU D'ESPRIT

French, literally, play of the mind
First Known Use: 1712

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