Noun
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the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
"he growled his reply"
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a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
"I waited several days for his answer"
"he wrote replies to several of his critics"
Verb
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react verbally
"She didn't want to answer"
"answer the question"
"We answered that we would accept the invitation"