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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RESPONSE, n. respons'. [L. responsum.]
1. An answer or reply; particularly, an oracular answer.
2. The answer of the people or congregation to the priest, in the litany and other parts of divine service.
3. Reply to an objection in a formal disputation.
4. In the Romish church, a kind of anthem sung after the morning lesson.
5. In a fugue, a repetition of the given subject by another part.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"
2: a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age" [syn: reaction, response]
3: 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" [syn: answer, reply, response]
4: the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors" [syn: reception, response]
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, response]
7: the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English & Latin; Middle English respounce, from Anglo-French respuns, respounce, from Latin responsum reply, from neuter of responsus, past participle of respond?re Date: 14th century 1. an act of responding 2. something constituting a reply or a reaction: as a. a verse, phrase, or word sung or said by the people or choir after or in reply to the officiant in a liturgical service b. the activity or inhibition of previous activity of an organism or any of its parts resulting from stimulation c. the output of a transducer or detecting device resulting from a given input Synonyms: see answer

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 an answer given in word or act; a reply. 2 a feeling, movement, change, etc., caused by a stimulus or influence. 3 (often in pl.) Eccl. any part of the liturgy said or sung in answer to the priest; a responsory. 4 Bridge a bid made in responding. Etymology: ME f. OF respons(e) or L responsum neut. past part. of respondere RESPOND

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(responses) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Your response to an event or to something that is said is your reply or reaction to it. There has been no response to his remarks from the government... N-COUNT: oft N to/from n, also in N

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Answer, reply, replication, rejoinder.

Moby Thesaurus

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