rejoinder : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rejoinder	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for rejoinder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rejoinder n a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" Synonym(s): rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rejoinder \Re*join"der\ (-d?r), n. [From F. rejoindre, inf., to join again. See {Rejoin}.] 1. An answer to a reply; or, in general, an answer or reply. 2. (Law) The defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication. Syn: Reply; answer; replication. See {Reply}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rejoinder \Re*join"der\, v. i. To make a rejoinder. [Archaic]