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Verb: reply  ri'plI
  1. React verbally
    - answer, respond
Noun: reply  ri'plI
  1. A statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
    "he wrote replies to several of his critics"
    - answer, response
     
  2. The speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
    "he growled his reply"
    - response

Derived forms: replied, replies, replying

Type of: say, speech act, state, statement, tell

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