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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one);
- Example: "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
[syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter]

2. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) The defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication. [1913 Webster] Syn: Reply; answer; replication. See Reply. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rejoinder \Re*join"der\, v. i. To make a rejoinder. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

rejoinder n 1: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter] 2: (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication