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Main Entry:: ¹re·ply
Pronunciation:: \ri-ˈplī\
Function:: verb
Inflected Form(s):: re·plied; re·ply·ing
Etymology:: Middle English replien to fold back, oppose, respond, from Anglo-French replier, from Latin replicare to fold back, make a legal replication, from re- + plicare to fold — more at ply
Date:: 14th century

intransitive verb1 a: to respond in words or writing b: echo , resound c: to make a legal replication2: to do something in response ; specifically : to return gunfire or an attacktransitive verb: to give as an answer

— re·pli·er

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\-ˈplī(-ə)r\ noun

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