"rejoin" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/, /ɹiːˈd͡ʒɔɪn/ Forms: rejoins [present, singular, third-person], rejoining [participle, present], rejoined [participle, past], rejoined [past]
Rhymes: -ɔɪn Etymology: French rejoindre; pref. re- re- + joindre to join. See join, and compare rejoinder. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*yewg-}}, {{uder|en|fr|-}} French Head templates: {{en-verb}} rejoin (third-person singular simple present rejoins, present participle rejoining, simple past and past participle rejoined)
  1. To join again; to unite after separation.
    Sense id: en-rejoin-en-verb-eom0Ujm6
  2. To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again.
    Sense id: en-rejoin-en-verb-64UQ7Xg6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 52 5 5 13 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 7 36 11 12 14 21
  3. (archaic) To state in reply. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-rejoin-en-verb-0vxCh4t0
  4. (archaic, intransitive): To answer to a reply. Tags: archaic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-rejoin-en-verb-F3HX9ZCT
  5. (law, intransitive) To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-rejoin-en-verb-f1Py3tY7 Topics: law
  6. (patent law, nonstandard) in US patent law To re-insert a patent claim, typically after allowance of a patent application, applied to patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement, based on rejoinder (patent law). Tags: nonstandard Categories (topical): Patent law
    Sense id: en-rejoin-en-verb-QUag5R5p Topics: intellectual-property, law, patent-law

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