# call and response

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

## Source
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