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  • 31Answer — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Answer >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 answer answer response reply replication riposte rejoinder surrejoinder rebutter surrebutter retort repartee Sgm: N 1 rescript rescript …

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  • 32answer — n. & v. n. 1 something said or done to deal with or in reaction to a question, statement, or circumstance. 2 the solution to a problem. v. 1 tr. make an answer to (answer me; answer my question). 2 intr. (often foll. by to) make an answer. 3 tr.… …

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  • 33Answer — An answer was originally a solemn assertion in opposition to some one or something, and thus generally any counter statement or defense, a reply to a question or objection, or a correct solution of a problem.… …

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  • 34answer*/*/*/ — [ˈɑːnsə] noun [C] I 1) a spoken or written reply to something such as a question, a letter, or a telephone call I wrote to her in May but I never got an answer.[/ex] I ll give you a definite answer tomorrow.[/ex] The answer to your question is… …

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  • 35answer — Synonyms and related words: Agnus Dei, Benedicite, ESP, Gloria, Gloria Patri, Gloria in Excelsis, Introit, Magnificat, Miserere, Nunc Dimittis, Parthian shot, Te Deum, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, accomplishment, accord, acknowledge, acknowledgment,… …

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  • 36answer — noun 1》 something said, written, or done as a reaction to a question, statement, or situation. 2》 the solution to a problem. 3》 (answer to) a person or thing regarded as the equivalent to a better known one from another place: she s Britain s… …

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  • 37answer — 1. noun 1) her answer was unequivocal Syn: reply, response, rejoinder, reaction; retort, riposte; informal comeback Ant: question 2) a new filter is the answer Syn: solution …

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  • 38ANSWER Me! — For the song, see Answer Me. ANSWER Me! is a discontinued magazine which was edited by Jim and Debbie Goad and published between 1991 and 1994. Extremely misanthropic in its editorial content, it focused on the social pathologies of interest to… …

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  • 39answer — {{11}}answer (n.) O.E. andswaru an answer, a reply, from and against (see ANTE (Cf. ante)) + swaru affirmation, from swerian to swear (see SWEAR (Cf. swear)), suggesting an original sense of make a sworn statement rebutting a charge. A common… …

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  • 40answer to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms answer to : present tense I/you/we/they answer to he/she/it answers to present participle answering to past tense answered to past participle answered to 1) answer to someone to have to explain to someone why… …

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