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TO WIT. That is to say; namely; scilicet; (q.v.) videlicet. (q.v.)

TO WIT. To know, that is to say, namely. See Scilicet.

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I glare back at the Easter Islandheaded frowns and joining in with their witty repartee I reply, 'I'm one of the ***ing acts, you pair of ***ing ***.' The three of us laugh heartily and they let me by.

Old body needs a new gig coat; AKA KEITH CARTER TALES OF A JOBBING COMIC ON THE COMEDY CIRCUIT Keith Carter is an award winning Liverpool comedian, radio and TV writer and has toured extensively throughout the UK and overseas

This will be the seventh time the amiable Clunes has taken charge of the show and we're sure to be treated to more of his cheeky repartee with team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton, and this week's guests.

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This book is, after all, about grim reapers, so plenty of people die, including major characters, but for the most part, the repartee, the jokes, and the breezy style keep things from being too, well, grim.

Damico, Gina. Rogue

With a set heavy on tracks from their brilliant new album - the powerful Hold Back The Night and These Days Are Mine bringing out the biggest crowd reaction - Bramwell punctuated performances with wit and repartee, often with a glint in his eye and tongue in cheek.

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With a set heavy on tracks from their brilliant new album, Bramwell punctuated performances with wit and repartee, often with a glint in his eye and tongue in cheek.

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Not that this novel is a jokey one--although Barney himself has a line in repartee which infuriates adults and guarantees that he's rarely believed.

Townsend, John: Crash Dive

? SO it's neither his witty repartee nor cerebral clout Jordan finds so stimulating in Leandro Penna.

SO it's neither his witty [...]

The mystery person generating the @FakeElsevier tweets and Elsevier corporate managed to take the high road with the repartee. It proves that there are some artful communication skills at work here, along with a good sense of humor.

@Fakeeditorial

Gemme last Saturday voluntarily discontinued his foray into the world of hash tags and witty, twitty and tweety repartee.

Tweetless chief; Gemme bows out of social media

Robinson said he would prefer a high-school or college-style debate where the candidates speak alternately, not a forum-style debate where candidates have more opportunity for interaction and repartee.

Challenger seeks 2 debates with DeFazio

Stephen says the family show offers "sparkling repartee, polished dancing, angelic singing and buckets-full of high-speed panto fun".

Robin Hood's riding high for Talisman's anniversary; TheDailyPreview ROBIN HOOD Talisman Theatre, Kenilworth, until saturday

Far removed from the rat-atat repartee of a scripted TV procedural, the absorbing and provocative docu "Scenes of a Crime" deploys some 10 videotaped hours of intense and often bizarre interrogation footage to document a seemingly routine police investigation spinning absurdly out of hand.