response -- (a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa")
reaction, response -- (a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some antecedent stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age")
answer, reply, response -- (a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation; "I waited several days for his answer"; "he wrote replies to several of his critics")
reception, response -- (the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors")
response -- (a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister)
reply, response -- (the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply")
response -- (the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals)
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