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rejoinder

re·join·der
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-join-der]
    • /rɪˈdʒɔɪn dər/
    • /rɪˈdʒɔɪn.dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-join-der]
    • /rɪˈdʒɔɪn dər/

Definitions of rejoinder word

  • noun rejoinder an answer to a reply; response. 1
  • noun rejoinder Law. a defendant's answer to a plaintiff's replication. 1
  • noun rejoinder reply or retort 1
  • countable noun rejoinder A rejoinder is a reply, especially a quick, witty, or critical one, to a question or remark. 0
  • noun rejoinder a reply or response to a question or remark, esp a quick witty one; retort 0
  • noun rejoinder (in pleading) the answer made by a defendant to the claimant's reply 0

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Origin of rejoinder

First appearance:

before 1475
One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < Middle French rejoindre (noun use of infinitive); see rejoin2

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Parts of speech for Rejoinder

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rejoinder popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

rejoinder usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for rejoinder

noun rejoinder

  • answer back — If someone, especially a child, answers back, they speak rudely to you when you speak to them.
  • answer — When you answer someone who has asked you something, you say something back to them.
  • antiphon — a short passage, usually from the Bible, recited or sung as a response after certain parts of a liturgical service
  • apologetics — the branch of theology concerned with the defence and rational justification of Christianity
  • back-talk — an impudent response; impudence.

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