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  1. intransitive verb To give an answer in speech or writing.
  2. intransitive verb To respond by an action or gesture.
  3. intransitive verb To echo.
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  • Clearly, your reply is the first one, hence the #2 attached to your post. —  ZGeek Gallery Feed
  • Below the box to post your reply is the "tagline box". —  Latest Articles
  • If the user has sent tweets since the particular message a user intends to reply to, the reply is associated with the wrong tweet. —  Juicy Studio
  • By contrast, the reply is always associated with the correct tweet when using the reply button. —  Juicy Studio
  • She also asked for the name of the "only sweet-water lake in Palestine" to which the reply was the Tiberias Sea. —  CNSNews.com Headlines
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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

answer ·  remark ·  tone ·  speech ·  statement ·  gesture ·  message ·  nod ·  inquiry ·  utterance ·  explanation ·  conversation

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reply:   replying ·  replied ·  replies
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English replien, from Old French replier, from Latin replicāre, to fold back; see replicate.

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  1. from Middle English replyen, replien, from Old French replier, reply, also literally fold again, turn back, French réplier, fold again, turn, coil, répliquer, reply, =Provencal Spanish Portuguese replicar =Italian replicare, reply, from Latin replicare, fold back, turn back, turn over, repeat, Late Latin (as a law-term) reply, from re-, back, + plicare, fold: see ply. Cf. apply.
  2. =F. réplique =Spanish réplica =Portuguese replica, a reply; from the verb: see reply, v.
 

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