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antiphon collapse: a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

belabored collapse

retroactive collapse: descriptive of any event or stimulus or process that has an effect on the effects of events or stimuli or process that occurred previously

revulsive collapse

alliterative collapse: having the same consonant at the beginning of each stressed syllable; "alliterative verse"

rhyming collapse

respondent collapse: someone who responds; the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent

echoing collapse

refluent collapse

assonant collapse: having the same vowel sound occurring with different consonants in successive words or stressed syllables; having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables; "note the assonant words and syllables in `tilting at windmills'"

reflexive collapse: referring back to itself

echoic collapse: (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer; like or characteristic of an echo

singsong collapse: a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation; speak, chant, or declaim in a singsong; move as if accompanied by a singsong; "The porters singsonged the travellers' luggage up the mountain"

response collapse: a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister; a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"

echo collapse: the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped; a reply that repeats what has just been said; (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained; call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy"

labored collapse: lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating"

monotonous collapse

chiming collapse

dingdong collapse: heartily or earnestly; "They fell to work dingdong"

jog trot collapse: an easy gait of a horse; midway between a walk and a trot

humdrum collapse: tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; "a humdrum existence; all work and no play"; "nothing is so monotonous as the sea"

tedious collapse

monotone collapse: an unchanging intonation; a single tone repeated with different words or different rhythms (especially in rendering liturgical texts)

reflex collapse: an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

reactionary collapse: an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism; extremely conservative

responsive collapse: readily reacting to people or events or stimuli; showing emotion; "children are often the quickest and most responsive members of the audience"; readily reacting to suggestions, influences, appeals or efforts; "keeping government in America responsive to the will of the people"; readily reacting to suggestions and influences; "a responsive student"; containing or using responses or antiphons recited or sung in alternation; "responsive reading"; "antiphonal liturgy"

answer collapse: a nonverbal reaction; "his answer to any problem was to get drunk"; "their answer was to sue me"; the principle pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims; a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in 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 speech act of replying to a question; understand the meaning of; "The question concerning the meaning of life cannot be answered"; give the correct answer or solution to; "answer a question"; "answer the riddle"; react to a stimulus or command; "The steering of my new car answers to the slightest touch"; respond to a signal; "answer the door"; "answer the telephone"; give a defence or refutation of (a charge) or in (an argument); "The defendant answered to all the charges of the prosecution"; reply or respond to; "She didn't want to answer"; "answer the question"; "We answered that we would accept the invitation"; be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of; "This may answer her needs"; match or correspond; "The drawing of the suspect answers to the description the victim gave"; be liable or accountable; "She must answer for her actions"

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