correspondency

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noun

Synonym of correspondence.

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OriginLatin correspondentia →
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Meanings

nouncorrespondency (countable and uncountable, plural correspondencies)

plural correspondencies

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableSynonym of correspondence.

    I should abhor these clandestine correspondencies, were they not forced upon me.

    1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter IX”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC
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    The correspondencies of types and antitypes […] may be very reasonable confirmations.

    1705, Samuel Clarke, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God

    Synonyms: correspondence

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of correspondence.

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Origin

  1. Latincorrespondentia
  2. Englishcorrespondency

From Latin correspondentia. By surface analysis, correspond + -ency.

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APA

correspondency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correspondency

MLA

“correspondency.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correspondency. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “correspondency,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/correspondency.

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