'Rejoinder' definitions:

Definition of 'rejoinder'

(from WordNet)
noun
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]
noun
(law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication

Definition of 'Rejoinder'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]

Definition of 'Rejoinder'

From: GCIDE
  • Rejoinder \Re*join"der\, v. i. To make a rejoinder. [Archaic] [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'rejoinder'

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