Re*sponse" (r?*sp?ns"), n. [OF.
response, respons, F. réponse, 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.
Re*sponse" (r?*sp?ns"), n. [OF.
response, respons, F. réponse, 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.
