"call and response" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} call and response (uncountable)
  1. (singing) A musical technique in which one or more performers calls and others (often the audience) respond with alternating musical phrases. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Singing Synonyms: call-response, call-and-response
    Sense id: en-call_and_response-en-noun-en:musical_technique Categories (other): English coordinated pairs, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 53
  2. (religion) A prayer or preaching verbal technique similar to this. Some church services include a section called "prayers of the people". Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: litany Translations (Translations): コールアンドレスポンス (kōru and resuponsu) (Japanese), コール&レスポンス (kōru and resuponsu) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-call_and_response-en-noun-en:prayer_technique Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 54 46 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 47 53 Topics: lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'Translations': 29 71

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