# rejoinder

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪndɚ/ · frequency rank #75,351

## Definitions
1. The defendant's answer to the replication.
2. A response that answers another response.
3. A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty, especially an answer to a question.
4. Re-insertion, typically after allowance of a patent application, of patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement.

## Etymology
From Middle English rejoinder, rejonder, rejoynder, from Middle French rejoindre, with infinitive used as noun frequent in Law French. Doublet of rejoin.

## Source
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