n-ri-spons] 
| 1. | noting or pertaining to a style of singing in which a melody sung by one singer is responded to or echoed by one or more singers. |
| 2. | noting or pertaining to rapid, spontaneous verbal and nonverbal interaction between speaker and listener, in which all statements are punctuated by expressions from the listener. |
| 3. | call-and-response singing. |
| 4. | call-and-response interaction between speaker and listener. |
| call-and-re·sponse (kôl'ənd-rĭ-spŏns') adj. Of or relating to a style of singing in which the melody sung by one singer is responded to or echoed by another or others. call'-and-re·sponse', call and response n. |