Usually means: Dialogue or interaction between individuals.
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We found 8 dictionaries that define the word call and response:

General (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. call-and-response: Merriam-Webster
  2. call-and-response: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. call-and-response, call-and-response: Collins English Dictionary
  4. call-and-response, call and response: Wiktionary
  5. call-and-response, call and response: Dictionary.com
  6. Call-and-response, Call-and-response (music), Call and response (disambiguation), Call and response (music), Call and response: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. call-and-response, call and response: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Virginia Tech Multimedia Music Dictionary (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (call and response)

noun:  An interaction between speaker and listener, in which statements of the speaker are rapidly followed by responses from the listener.
noun:  (singing) A musical technique in which one or more performers calls and others, often the audience, respond with alternating musical phrases.
noun:  (religion) A prayer or preaching verbal technique similar to this.

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