| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class IV. Words Relating to the Intellectual Faculties | | Division (I) Formation of Ideas | | Section II. Precursory Conditions and Operations |
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| 462. Answer. |
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| NOUN: | ANSWER, response, reply, replication, riposte or ripose, subjoinder, rejoinder, retort, repartee; rescript, rescription [archaic]; antiphon, antiphony; acknowledgment; password; echo; counterstatement, counterblast, countercharge, contradiction.
[LAW] defense, plea, surrebutter, surrejoinder, reply, rejoinder, rebutter.
SOLUTION (explanation) [See Interpretation]; discovery [See Judgment]a; rationale (cause) [See Cause]; clew or clue (indication) [See Indication].
œdipus; oracle [See Oracle]; return (record) [See Record].
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| VERB: | ANSWER, respond, reply, rebut, riposte or ripost, retort, rejoin; give answer, return for answer; acknowledge, echo.
[LAW] defend, plead, surrebut, surrejoin, rebut, reply.
EXPLAIN (interpret) [See Interpretation]; solve (unriddle) [See Interpretation]; discover [See Judgment]a; fathom, hunt out (inquire) [See Inquiry]; satisfy, set at rest, determine.
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| ADJECTIVE: | ANSWERING &c. v.; responsive, respondent; antiphonal; Œdipean, oracular; conclusive.
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| ADVERB: | FOR THIS REASON; because (cause) [See Cause]; on the scent, on the right scent.
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| INTERJECTION: | eureka. |
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