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Added 9 October 2026

response

/ɹɪˈspɒns/ noun

In Latin: responsum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about response at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.
When pushed for an answer, she gave the stock response.
The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question.
A ready response to questions about wrongdoing
An oracular answer.

Origin

From Middle English respounse, respons, from Old French respons, respuns, responce, ultimately from the Latin respōnsum, a nominal use of the neuter form of respōnsus, the perfect passive participle of respondeō, from re (“again”) + spondeō (“promise”). Doublet of responsum.

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