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canned response

canned response noun: a predetermined or hackneyed response to a common question.

Noun

canned response (plural canned responses)

  1. A predetermined or hackneyed response to a common question.
    • I wrote a complaint to the company, but they just sent me a canned response in reply.

Forms of canned response

pluralcanned responses

Questions about canned response

What does canned response mean?
Canned response means a predetermined or hackneyed response to a common question.
What part of speech is canned response?
Canned response is a noun.
What is the plural of canned response?
The plural of canned response is canned responses.

Words near canned response in the dictionary

  1. canned hunts
  2. canned it
  3. canned laughter
  4. canned ration
  5. canned rations
  6. canned response
  7. canned responses
  8. Cannedy
  9. Cannedys
  10. cannel
  11. cannel coal

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