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raillery
(rail|lery)
Pronunciation:
/ˈreɪləri/
noun
[
mass noun
]
good-humoured teasing:
she was greeted with raillery from her fellow workers
Origin:
mid 17th century
: from French
raillerie
, from
railler
'to rail'
(see
rail
2
)
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