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responsion

[ ri-spon-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of responding or answering.
  2. responsions, the first examination at Oxford University that candidates for the degree of B.A. have to pass.


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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of responsion1

1425鈥75; late Middle English < Latin 谤别蝉辫艒苍蝉颈艒苍- (stem of 谤别蝉辫艒苍蝉颈艒 ) an answer. See response, -ion
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Example Sentences

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Within the corner stood the eight-day clock Which had recounted time for years and years, And even then was going 鈥渢ick-a-tock,鈥 Tho' it had seen so many smiles and tears; There is a something which, I fancy, cheers In the slow ditty which those songsters sing, Some sweet responsion which the bosom hears, Whose echo is so soft and comforting, Winding a stilly peace round each familiar thing.

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Such a stringing together is assumed by Mr. Murray, when, in his History of Greek Sculpture, 108 he speaks of seven figures after the pair of dolphins, which, "though without direct responsion among themselves, still indicate the continued punishment of the pirates."

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"In view of this palpable evasion of justice through obstinate non responsion, will it please the Court to overrule the prisoner's objection?"

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