Definitions
Answer or response to a question, message, or statement.
Word 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.
Used in a sentence
“(intransitive) Please reply to my letter.”
“(transitive) "Sorry I'm late," replied the student.”
“(transitive) He replied that he was not sure.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Response to a message”5 letters
02“Answer back”5 letters
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