(1):
(n.) The answer of the people or congregation to the priest or clergyman, in the litany and other parts of divine service.
(2):
(n.) Reply to an objection in formal disputation.
(3):
(n.) A kind of anthem sung after the lessons of matins and some other parts of the office.
(4):
(n.) A repetition of the given subject in a fugue by another part on the fifth above or fourth below.
(5):
(n.) The act of responding.
(6):
(n.) An answer or reply.