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| re·sponse [ ri spónss ] (plural re·sponses) |
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1. reply given to a question: something said or written in reply to a statement or question from somebody else
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2. reaction: something done in reaction to something else
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3. card games bid in bridge: in bridge, a bid that is in reply to a partner's bid or double
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4. christianity reply made by church choir: a phrase sung or spoken by the choir or congregation in reply to the officiant during a church service
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5. medicine body's reaction to stimulus: the reaction of an organism or any of its parts to a stimulus
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| [14th century. Directly or via French< Latin responsum< past participle of respondere (see respond)] |
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