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rejoinder
noun
Synonyms
answer, response, reply, rejoinder, retort mean something spoken, written, or done in return.
answer implies the satisfying of a question, demand, call, or need.
response may imply a quick or spontaneous reaction to a person or thing that serves as a stimulus.
reply often suggests a thorough response to all issues, points, or questions raised.
rejoinder can be a response to a reply or to an objection.
retort implies a reaction to an implicit or explicit charge, criticism, or attack which contains a countercharge or counterattack.
Examples of rejoinder in a Sentence
Word History
Middle English rejoiner, from Anglo-French rejoinder, from rejoinder, verb
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Dictionary Entries Near rejoinder
Cite this Entry
“Rejoinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rejoinder. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
rejoinder
nounLegal Definition
rejoinder
nounAnglo-French, from rejoindre, rejoinder to make rejoinder, literally, to join again, meet, from Old French, from re- again + joindre to join
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