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call and response
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An interaction between speaker and listener, in which statements of the speaker are rapidly followed by responses from the listener.
Other meanings
2. noun
A musical technique in which one or more performers calls and others, often the audience, respond with alternating musical phrases.
3. noun
A prayer or preaching verbal technique similar to this.
4. noun
Alternative form of call and response.
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