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Meaning of 'responsory' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Responsory [ a.]
- Containing or making answer; answering.
2 . Responsory [ n.]
- The answer of the people to the priest in alternate speaking, in church service.
- A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a refrain.
- An antiphonary; a response book.

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