RESPONSE, noun respons'. [Latin 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.
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