Response - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Response :  (noun)
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]

Based on WordNet 2.0

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.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Response

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