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n. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

n. a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in 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"

answer, respond

v. reply or respond to; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"

response, answer, reply

n. a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in 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"

rebuttal

n. the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

acknowledgment, acknowledgement, ack

n. a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

reaction

n. doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"

response, reply

n. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

return, retort, rejoinder, riposte, comeback

n. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

acknowledgment, acknowledgement, ack

n. a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

affirmation

n. (religion) a solemn declaration that serves the same purpose as an oath (if an oath is objectionable to the person on religious or ethical grounds)

confession

n. an admission of misdeeds or faults

appreciation

n. an expression of gratitude; "he expressed his appreciation in a short note"

gratitude

n. a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation; "he was overwhelmed with gratitude for their help"

reception, response

n. the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"

echo, repeat

v. to say again or imitate; "followers echoing the cries of their leaders"

receipt, acknowledge

v. report the receipt of; "The program committee acknowledged the submission of the authors of the paper"

answer for, account for

v. furnish a justifying analysis or explanation; "I can't account for the missing money"

inquiry, enquiry, question, query

n. an instance of questioning; "there was a question about my training"; "we made inquiries of all those who were present"

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