noun
Meaning 1
An answer or reply; a response.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
responsion
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UK: /ɹɪˈspɒnʃən/
noun
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, historical, in-plural
Topics: education
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History
Etymology
By surface analysis, response + -ion.
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Translations
1 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Spanish: responsión — an answer or reply