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rejoin.

To join again; to unite after separation.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn//ɹiːˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
  1. To join again; to unite after separation.

  2. To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again.

Where this word comes from

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.

verb/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn//ɹiːˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
  1. To state in reply.

    archaic
  2. To answer to a reply.

    archaic · intransitive
  3. To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.

    intransitive
  4. To re-insert a patent claim, typically after allowance of a patent application, applied to patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement, based on rejoinder.

    US · nonstandard
Where this word comes from

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

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