answers

Noun

answer (plural answers)

1. A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a statement or question.
   • Her answer to his proposal was a slap in the face.

   Synonyms:

   replication

2. A solution to a problem.
   • There is no simple answer to corruption.
3. Someone or something that fills a similar role or position.
   • Anti-pornography crusader Mary Whitehouse, who successfully brought London's Gay News to trial recently on charges of "blasphemy," is emerging as England's answer to Anita Bryant.1977 December 3, “England's Bryant”, in Gay Community News, volume 5, number 22, page 2
4. A document filed in response to a complaint, responding to each point raised in the complaint and raising counterpoints.

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