counterreply

[ noun koun-ter-ri-plahy; verb koun-ter-ri-plahy, koun-ter-ri-plahy ]

noun,plural coun·ter·re·plies.

a reply made in response to a reply; rejoinder.

verb (used without object),coun·ter·re·plied, coun·ter·re·ply·ing.

to make a reply in response to a reply.

verb (used with object),coun·ter·re·plied, coun·ter·re·ply·ing.

to reply with (a statement) in response to a reply.

Origin of counterreply

¹

counter- + reply

Words Nearby counterreply

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