Etymology

correspondent

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Today it means: Corresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous. Full definition →

Medieval Latin correspondēns
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromcorrespondēns
  2. English todaycorrespondent

From Latin, via Middle French or directly, from Medieval Latin correspondēns, present participle of correspondeō.

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