Etymology 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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To join again; to unite after separation.
Soon after departure, we cross the invisible border into Scotland to enjoy more stunning coastal scenery, before the line finally swings inland at Burnmouth to traverse pine-clad valleys, shadowed by the A1 trunk road until we rejoin the coast at Cove, east of Dunbar.2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 75:
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To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the company of again.
Meet and rejoin me, in my penſive Grott.1737, [Alexander] Pope, The Second Epistle of the Second Book of Horace, Imitated, London: […] R[obert] Dodsley, […], →OCLC, page 14, line 18:
The pair parted company and Stephen rejoined Mr Bloom, who with his practised eye, was not without perceiving that he had succumbed to the blandiloquence of the other parasite. Alluding to the encounter he said, laughingly, Stephen, that is: […]1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 16: Eumaeus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC, part III [Nostos], page 575:
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Williams had a problem fitting his left rear tyre and that left Alonso only 3.1secs adrift when he rejoined from his final stop three laps later.2012 May 13, Andrew Benson, “Williams's Pastor Maldonado takes landmark Spanish Grand Prix win”, in BBC Sport:
Etymology 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.
"Be careful what you do," rejoined another man's voice that I did not know, "lest someone see you digging, and scent us out."[1898], J[ohn] Meade Falkner, “In the Vault”, in Moonfleet (Arnold’s English Literature Series), London: Edward Arnold & Co., →OCLC, page 44:
Law To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's replication.
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Intellectual property, Law, Patent lawUS, Nonstandard To re-insert a patent claim, typically after allowance of a patent application, applied to patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement, based on rejoinder.