call and response

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An interaction between speaker and listener, in which statements of the speaker are rapidly followed by responses from the listener.
  2. A musical technique in which one or more performers calls and others, often the audience, respond with alternating musical phrases.
  3. A prayer or preaching verbal technique similar to this.

Word forms

call and response call-response call-and-response

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