"this situation developed in response to events in Africa"
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"
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"
the manner in which something is greeted;"she did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiors"
a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or ministerthe speech act of continuing a conversational exchange;"he growled his reply"
the manner in which an electrical or mechanical device responds to an input signal or a range of input signals