responsion
nounUK /ɹɪˈspɒnʃən/
Etymology By surface analysis, response + -ion.
1
Rare An answer or reply; a response.
- The Greek choral ode is obligated to preserve all but mathematical balance of rigid quantitative responsion.1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “I. Introduction”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 12:
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Education UK, Historical, In plural The first of three examinations once required for an academic degree at the University of Oxford; nicknamed the little go and generally taken around the time of matriculation.
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