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response.

An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɹɪˈspɒns/Received-Pronunciation/ɹɪˈspɑns/General-American
  1. An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.

    When pushed for an answer, she gave the stock response.
  2. The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question.

    A ready response to questions about wrongdoing
  3. An oracular answer.

  4. A verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in sequence or reply to the priest or officiant.

  5. A versicle or anthem said or sung during or after a lection; a respond or responsory.

  6. A reply to an objection in formal disputation.

  7. An online advertising performance metric representing one click-through from an online ad to its destination URL.

  8. A reaction to a stimulus or provocation.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *spend- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *spondéyeti Proto-Italic *spondejō Proto-Italic *spondeō Latin spondeō Latin respondeō Latin respōnsumbor. Old French respunsbor. Middle English respounse English response From Middle English respounse, respons, from Old French respons, respuns, responce, ultimately from the Latin respōnsum, a nominal use of the neuter form of respōnsus, the perfect passive participle of respondeō, from re (“again”) + spondeō (“promise”). Doublet of responsum.

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