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rejoinder | x |

As a noun rejoinder

is (legal) defendant's answer to the replication.

As a verb rejoinder

is to issue a rejoinder.

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

rejoinder

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (legal) defendant's answer to the replication.
  • A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty; especially an answer to a reply.
  • * 1919 ,
  • *:"I'm starting to-morrow. This is perhaps the last time we shall ever meet."
  • *:I made an appropriate rejoinder , and he smiled wanly.
  • (patent law) in US patent law re-insertion, typically after allowance of a patent application, of patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement.

    • Usage notes

    Formally, a reply to a reply, but in non-legal sense also used for simple replies.

    Synonyms

    * (quick response) comeback, retort

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To issue a rejoinder.
  • To say as a rejoinder.

    • x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
    • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.

    • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
  • strike

    • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
    • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----