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re⋅sponse

  [ri-spons]
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–noun
1. an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
2. Biology. any behavior of a living organism that results from an external or internal stimulus.
3. Ecclesiastical.
a. a verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in reply to the officiant. Compare versicle (def. 2).
b. responsory.
4. Bridge. a bid based on an evaluation of one's hand relative to the previous bid of one's partner.
Origin:
1250–1300; < L respōnsum, n. use of neut. ptp. of respondēre to respond; r. ME respounse < MF respons < L, as above

Related forms:
re⋅sponse⋅less, adjective

Synonyms:
1. rejoinder. See answer.
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re·sponse   (rĭ-spŏns')   
n.  
  1. The act of responding.
  2. A reply or an answer.
  3. A reaction, as that of an organism or a mechanism, to a specific stimulus.
    1. Ecclesiastical Something that is spoken or sung by a congregation or choir in answer to the officiating minister or priest.
    2. A responsory.

[Middle English respons, from Old French, from Latin respōnsum, from neuter past participle of respondēre, to respond; see respond.]
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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.
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Language Translation for : response
Spanish: respuesta; reacción,
German: die Antwort,
Japanese: 反応
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response 
c.1300, from L. responsum "answer," prop. neut. pp. of respondere "to respond" (see respond). Responsive is from L.L. responsivus, from L. responsus, pp. of respondere.
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Main Entry: re·sponse
Pronunciation: ri-'spän(t)s
Function: noun
: the activity or inhibition of previous activity of an organism or any of itsparts resulting from stimulation response>
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response re·sponse (rĭ-spŏns')
n.
A reaction, as that of an organism or any of its parts, to a specific stimulus.

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response   (rĭ-spŏns')  Pronunciation Key 
A reaction, as that of an organism or any of its parts, to a specific stimulus. See more at classical conditioning.
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