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[rɪ'plaɪ] or [rɪ'plai]

Definition

(noun.) the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; 'he growled his reply'.

Edited by Lelia--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer.

(v. i.) To answer a defendant's plea.

(v. i.) Figuratively, to do something in return for something done; as, to reply to a signal; to reply to the fire of a battery.

(v. t.) To return for an answer.

(v. i.) That which is said, written, or done in answer to what is said, written, or done by another; an answer; a response.

Typed by Ada

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. Answer (especially to confute or disprove an assertion), respond, REJOIN.

n. Answer, response, replication, REJOINDER.

Inputed by Effie

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Answer, rejoinder, response, replication

ANT:Pass_by, ignoring

SYN:Replicate, answer, respond, rejoin

ANT:Ignore, drop, pretermit, pass, disregard

Typist: Ludwig

Definition

v.t. to fold back: to answer.—v.i. to make response: to meet an attack as to reply to the enemy's fire—(law) to a defendant's plea.—n. an answer: the power of answering: a counter-attack: (mus.) the answer of a figure.—ns. Rep′licant; Replicā′tion a reply: repetition: (law) the plaintiff's answer to a plea.—adj. Replicā′tive.

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