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Word: Jest
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from earlier gest, from Old French geste, from Latin gesta ‘actions, exploits’, from gerere ‘do’. The original sense was ‘heroic deed’, hence ‘a narrative of such deeds’; later the term denoted an idle tale, hence a joke
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒɛst
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a thing said or done for amusement; a joke
Short Definition:thing said or done for amusement
Examples:- he laughed uproariously at his own jest
- it was said in jest
Word: Jest
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
dʒɛst
Dialects: British English
Definition:
speak in a joking way
Short Definition:speak in joking way
Examples:- you jest, surely?
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