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Meaning of response

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  response
      n 1: a result; "this situation developed in response to events
           in Africa"
      2: 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" [syn:
         {reaction}, {response}]
      3: 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" [syn: {answer}, {reply}, {response}]
      4: the manner in which something is greeted; "she did not expect
         the cold reception she received from her superiors" [syn:
         {reception}, {response}]
      5: a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a
         versicle by the priest or minister
      6: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he
         growled his reply" [syn: {reply}, {response}]
      7: the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device
         responds to an input signal or a range of input signals

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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