| NOUN | communication | rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter | a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) |
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| communication | rejoinder | (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication |
| Sounds | rihjhoy'nder; riyjhoy'nder | |
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| Rhymes | adder ... Zealander: 203 rhymes with der... | |
| Meaning | A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one). | |
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| Example | "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" | |
| Synonyms | retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter | |
| Narrower | sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip, mouth | An impudent / impudent or insolent rejoinder |
| Broader | reply, response | The speech act of continuing a conversational exchange |
| Spanish | réplica | |
| Meaning | (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication. | |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | pleading | (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding |
| Spanish | réplica | |
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