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retort[1,verb] retort[2,noun] retort[3,noun]

Main Entry: ¹re·tort
Pronunciation: ri-t()rt
Function: verb
Etymology: from Latin retortus, past participle of retorqure, literally "to twist back, hurl back," from re- "back, again" and torqure "to twist" --related to DISTORT, EXTORT, TORTURE
1 : to answer back : reply angrily or sharply
2 : to reply to an argument with an opposing argument

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