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rejoinder
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re·join·der  (r-joindr)
n.
An answer, especially to a reply.

[Middle English, from Old French rejoindre, to answer, rejoin; see rejoin1.]

rejoinder
Noun
a sharp or witty reply
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rejoinder - a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
back talk, backtalk, sass, sassing, lip, mouth - an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass"
reply, response - the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
2.rejoinder - (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
pleading - (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Translations
rejoinder [rɪˈdʒɔɪndəʳ] n (= retort) → réplica

rejoinder [rɪˈdʒɔɪndəʳ] n (= retort) → réplique f

rejoinder [rɪˈdʒɔɪndəʳ] nErwiderung f

rejoinder [rɪˈdʒɔɪndəʳ] n (= retort) → replica

rejoinder
n rejoinder [rəˈdʒoində]
an answer. antwoord ردُّ المُدَّعى عَليهِ على أقْوال المُدَّعي отговор odpověď svar die Erwiederung απάντηση réplica nähvav vastus پاسخ vastaus repartie תְּשוּבָה प्रत्युत्तर odgovor, protuodgovor (viszon)válasz jawaban svar replica 応答 대답, 답변 atsakas, atkirtis atbilde jawapan repliek svar, motmæle replika réplica replică ответ odpoveď, replika odgovor replika genmäle, svar คำตอบกลับ cevap 回答,反駁 відповідь جواب câu trả lời 回答


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