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n. a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister

n. a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"

n. a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"

reception

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

reply

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

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"

feeling, feel

n. manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"

effect, consequence, result, outcome, upshot

n. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"

repercussion

n. a remote or indirect consequence of some action; "his declaration had unforeseen repercussions"; "reverberations of the market crash were felt years later"

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"

confession

n. an admission of misdeeds or faults

appreciation

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

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)

gratitude

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

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"

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"

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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