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re•spond•ent



Pronunciation: (ri-spon'dunt), [key]
—n.
1. a person who responds or makes reply.
2. Law.a defendant, esp. in appellate and divorce proceedings.

—adj.
1. giving a response; answering; responsive.
2. Law.being a respondent.
3. Psychol.of or pertaining to behavior that occurs consistently in response to a particular stimulus.
4. Obs.corresponding.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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