 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
rejoinder
noun
1: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or
critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the
teacher" [syn: {retort}, {return}, {riposte}, {replication},
{comeback}, {counter}]
2: (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the
plaintiff's replication
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rejoinder \Re*join"der\ (-d?r), noun [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rejoinder \Re*join"der\, verb (used without an object)
To make a rejoinder. [Archaic]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
48 Moby Thesaurus words for "rejoinder":
acknowledgment, answer, answering, antiphon, back answer,
back talk, backchat, comeback, confutation, contraremonstrance,
counteraccusation, counterblast, countercharge, counterclaim,
counterreply, counterstatement, defense, echo, evasive reply,
reaction, ready reply, rebuttal, rebutter, receipt, refutation,
repartee, replication, reply, repost, rescript, rescription,
respond, respondence, response, responsion, responsory, retort,
return, reverberation, riposte, short answer, snappy comeback,
surrebuttal, surrebutter, surrejoinder, witty reply, witty retort,
yes-and-no answer
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