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reply2 S2 W3 plural replies [countable]
1 something that is said, written, or done as a way of replying [= answer]: 
I tried calling, but there was no reply.
I tried calling, but there was no reply.2 as a way of replying to something : I am writing in reply to your letter of 1st June.
in reply (to something)
formalI am writing in reply to your letter of 1st June.3 if a sports team gets a number of points or goals without reply, their opponents do not score
