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reply

UK/ɹɪˈplaɪ/ US/riˈplaɪ/ fairly common us
verb (1) noun (2)

verb

1.

reply or respond to

  • “She didn”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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noun

1.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

  • “I waited several days for his answer”
  • “he wrote replies to several of his critics”
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2.

the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange

  • “he growled his reply”
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Origin

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

Phrases

  • business reply
  • international reply coupon
  • refer someone to the reply given in Arkell v Pressdram
  • reply all storm
  • reply device
  • reply girl
  • reply guy
  • reply vehicle

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