n a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation n a statement that solves a problem or explains how to solve the problem n the speech act of replying to a question n the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
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r used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
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(Hindu mythology) the warrior prince in the Bhagavad-Gita to whom Krishna explains the nature of being and of God and how humans can come to know God
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One who explains the higher functions and relations of the soul by the association of ideas
