Noun

A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight, etc.; recognition of excellence.

* 2014 , Ian Jack, " Is this the end of Britishness", The Guardian , 16 September 2014:

The English, until relatively recently, seem to have imagined “English” and “British” to be interchangeable, as if Britain was just a bigger England. Our dualism gave us a better appreciation of the nation-state we lived in, though if Britain was a “nation” as well as a “state”, where did that leave Scotland?

Accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors.

His foreboding showed his appreciation of Henry's character. —J. R. Green.

A rise in value;—opposed to depreciation.

Noun

(en noun)

(senseid)An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.

(senseid)The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question.

An oracular answer.

(liturgics ) A verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in sequence or reply to the priest or officiant.

(liturgics ) A versicle or anthem said or sung during or after a lection; a respond or responsory.

A reply to an objection in formal disputation.

An online advertising performance metric representing one click-through from an online ad to its destination URL.

A reaction to a stimulus or provocation.

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