Syn.
— Answer; response; reply; rejoinder.
REPLIER
Re*pli"er (r-pl"r), n.
Defn: One who replies. Bacon.
REPLUM
Re"plum (r"plm), n. Etym: [L., doorcase.] (Bot.)
Defn: The framework of some pods, as the cress, which remains after the valves drop off. Gray.
REPLY Re*ply" (r-pl"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Replied (-pld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Replying.] Etym: [OE. replien, OF. replier, F. répliquer, fr. L. replicare to fold back, make a reply; pref. re- re- + plicare to fold. See Ply, and cf. Replica.]
1. To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to answer. O man, who art thou that repliest against God Rom. ix. 20.
2. (Law)
Defn: To answer a defendant's plea.
3. Figuratively, to do something in return for something done; as, to reply to a signal; to reply to the fire of a battery.