WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
re•spon•sion
(ri spon′shən),USA pronunciation n.
- the act of responding or answering.
- Education responsions, the first examination at Oxford University that candidates for the degree of B.A. have to pass.
- Latin respōnsiōn- (stem of respōnsiō) an answer. See response, -ion
- late Middle English 1425–75