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re·join·der

   [ri-join-der]
noun
1.
an answer to a reply; response.
2.
Law. a defendant's answer to a plaintiff's replication.
Origin:
1475–85; < Middle French rejoindre (noun use of infinitive); see rejoin2

Related forms
non·re·join·der, noun

Synonyms
1. reply, riposte. See answer.

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rejoinder (rɪˈdʒɔɪndə)
 
—n
1.  a reply or response to a question or remark, esp a quick witty one; retort
2.  law (in pleading) the answer made by a defendant to the claimant's reply
 
[C15: from Old French rejoindre to rejoin²]

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