Definition of response

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re·sponse    (r-spns) KEY 

NOUN:

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.
4. 1. Ecclesiastical Something that is spoken or sung by a congregation or choir in answer to the officiating minister or priest.
   2. A responsory.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English respons, from Old French, from Latin respnsum, from neuter past participle of respondre, to respond ; see respond