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Added 9 October 2026

rejoin

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ verb

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To join again; to unite after separation.
To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again.

verb

To state in reply.
To answer to a reply.
To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.

Origin

From Middle English rejoynen, partly from Middle French rejoin- (stem of rejoindre, from re- (“again”) + joindre (“to join”)) and partly from re- + joynen. By surface analysis, re- + join. Doublet of rejoinder.

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