Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

call and response

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: cal-l and re-sponse
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An interaction between speaker and listener, in which statements of the speaker are rapidly followed by responses from the listener.

Uncountable

noun

A musical technique in which one or more performers calls and others, often the audience, respond with alternating musical phrases.

Uncountable

noun

A prayer or preaching verbal technique similar to this.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"An oath sworn or affirmed orally is often given in call and response, where the official reads each line of the oath, and the affiant repeats the line back."
"Donald Trump didn’t shy away from several Qanon chants that erupted throughout the last leg of his New Hampshire campaign on Monday. ¶ During a quiet moment of the rally, attendees engaged in a bit of call-and-response with the GOP front-runner, shouting things at Trump for his reactions."

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

call-response (alternative) call-and-response (alternative)

Phrases

Prayers of the People

Frequently Paired Words

Prayers of the People

Synonyms

litany

Questions

What does call and response mean?: An interaction between speaker and listener, in which statements of the speaker are rapidly followed by responses from the listener.

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