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Meanings of rejoinder in anglès

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espanyol
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A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)

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Usage of rejoinder in anglès
1
And in the presence of the servant she dared make no rejoinder.
Stories from Everybody's Magazine
2
May has the perfect rejoinder: there is nothing tougher than threatening no-deal.
The Guardian
3
Looking very demure, the men made some rejoinder; and he went on.
Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas
4
Mrs. Falconer made no rejoinder; she was too poignantly saying to herself:
The Choir Invisible
5
On the following day I received the annexed rejoinder from Lord Byron:-
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 / With His Letters and Journals
6
He replied with little force and great acrimony; but no rejoinder appeared.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2
7
Jaffery grinned by way of delicate rejoinder and immersed himself in crab.
Jaffery
8
Mrs. Rook forgot her piety; she was ready with an impudent rejoinder.
"I Say No"
9
There was a brusque rejoinder, and the man handed in a note.
On the Heels of De Wet
10
The latter commenced a fierce rejoinder, but was stopped by the king.
Frederick the Great and His Family: A Historical Novel
11
This I could discern by the studied hair-splitting farrago of his rejoinder.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 4
12
She left the arbour and walked away without listening to his rejoinder.
The Precipice
13
Without rejoinder, Don Ferdinand turned in the direction she had pointed out.
The Vale of Cedars; Or, The Martyr
14
But Ford's rejoinder was the bitter malediction of the defeated industry captain.
Empire Builders
15
There was a note of angry protest in the Irish Leader's rejoinder.
John Redmond's Last Years
16
The Dane would have to wait 16 holes to conjure a rejoinder.
The Irish Times
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Translations for rejoinder
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Rejoinder through the time
Rejoinder across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare