rejoinder
an answer, a reply
TRANSLATION
die Erwiderung
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"When Churchill was tossed out of power in l945, Lady Churchill famously remarked that the defeat "may be a blessing in disguise." Churchill's quick rejoinder was that if so, the disguise was very effective indeed."
(William F. Buckley - National Review - 25 Nov. 2000)
(William F. Buckley - National Review - 25 Nov. 2000)
Did you
know?
Did You know?
Rejoinder derives from Old French rejoindre, "to answer, rejoin," from re- + joindre, "to join," from Latin iungere, "to join."
Rejoinder derives from Old French rejoindre, "to answer, rejoin," from re- + joindre, "to join," from Latin iungere, "to join."
