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Definition of: responsory
(ri·spon′sər·ē) adjective Obs.
Of or pertaining to response; containing answer; responsive.
—noun plural ·ries Eccl.
1. A response sung between readings.
2. A response of the people or congregation to the officiating priest or clergyman. [<Med. L responsorium]
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