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Reply

//ɹɪˈplaɪ// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A written or spoken response; part of a conversation.
  2. 2
    a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation wordnet
  3. 3
    Something given in reply.
  4. 4
    the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange wordnet
  5. 5
    A counterattack.
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  1. 6
    The answer of a figure.
  2. 7
    A document written by a party specifically replying to a responsive declaration and in some cases an answer. US
Verb
  1. 1
    To give a written or spoken response, especially to a question, request, accusation or criticism; to answer. intransitive, transitive

    "(intransitive) Please reply to my letter."

  2. 2
    react verbally wordnet
  3. 3
    To act or gesture in response. intransitive

    "Joanne replied to Pete's insult with a slap to his face."

  4. 4
    To repeat something back; to echo. intransitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English replyen, replien, borrowed from Old French replier (“to reply”), from the Latin replicō, replicāre (“I fold back”) (in Late or Medieval Latin "to reply, repeat"), from re + plicō (“I fold”); the noun derives from the verb by nominalisation. Doublet of replicate and replica.

Etymology 2

From Middle English replyen, replien, borrowed from Old French replier (“to reply”), from the Latin replicō, replicāre (“I fold back”) (in Late or Medieval Latin "to reply, repeat"), from re + plicō (“I fold”); the noun derives from the verb by nominalisation. Doublet of replicate and replica.

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