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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Response \Re*sponse"\ (r?*sp?ns"), n. [OF. response, respons, F. r['e]ponse, from L. responsum from respondere. See {Respond}.] 1. The act of responding. 2. An answer or reply. Specifically: a Reply to an objection in formal disputation. --I. Watts. b (Eccl.) The answer of the people or congregation to the priest or clergyman, in the litany and other parts of divine service. c (R.C.Ch.) A kind of anthem sung after the lessons of matins and some other parts of the office. d (Mus.) A repetition of the given subject in a fugue by another part on the fifth above or fourth below. --Busby. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: response n 1: a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa" 2: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age" [syn: {reaction}] 3: a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in 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" [syn: {answer}, {reply}] 4: the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors" [syn: {reception}] 5: a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister 6: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply" [syn: {reply}]
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