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rejoinder
noun
[ rɪˈdʒɔɪndə ]
• a reply, especially a sharp or witty one.
• "she would have made some cutting rejoinder but none came to mind"
Similar:
answer
,
reply
,
response
,
retort
,
riposte
,
counter
,
sally
,
comeback
, clapback,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French rejoindre (infinitive used as a noun) (see rejoin2).