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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Reply \Re*ply"\ (r?-pl?"), verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Replied} (-pl?d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Replying}.] [OE. replien, OF. replier, F. r['e]pliquer, fr. L. replicare to fold back, make a reply; pref. re- re- + plicare to fold. See {Ply}, and cf. {Replica}.]
1. To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer.
O man, who art thou that repliest against God? --Rom. ix. 20.
2. (Law) To answer a defendant's plea.
3. Figuratively, to do something in return for something done; as, to reply to a signal; to reply to the fire of a battery.
Syn: To answer; respond; rejoin.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
reply
noun
1: a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics" [syn: {answer}, {response}]
2: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply" [syn: {response}]
verb: reply or respond to; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation" [syn: {answer}, {respond}] [also: {replied}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
replied See {reply}
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