respondence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˈspɒndəns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Partly from Middle French respondance, partly from respond + -ence.
Meanings
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(obsolete) Response, answer.
Th'Angelicall soft trembling voyces made / To th'instruments diuine respondence meet […]
1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto XII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:
- (archaic) Correspondence, agreement.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| respondences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (1)
es respondencia (Translations)