correspondency

American  

[kawr-uh-spon-duhn-see, kor-] / ˌkɔr əˈspɒn dən si, ˌkɒr- /

noun

• correspondencies
  plural

1. correspondence.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• correspondencies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of correspondency

First recorded in 1580–90

Example Sentences

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correspondency correspondencies

There is a memorable correspondency throughout all members of Protestant Christendom in whatsoever relates to literature and intellectual advance.

From Biographical Essays by Thomas De Quincey

Between the letters which bear the name of Saint Paul in our collection and his history in the Acts of the Apostles there exist many notes of correspondency.

From Evidence of Christianity by William Paley

I will not now go behind the general statement to explore the reason of this correspondency.

From Essays — First Series by Ralph Waldo Emerson

And when we remember on how delicate a balance of physiological conditions complete correspondency of pollen to ovules depends, we may be prepared to expect that the phenomenon of prepotency is not of uncommon occurrence.

From Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol 3 of 3) Post-Darwinian Questions: Isolation and Physiological Selection by George John Romanes

We notice a striking correspondency with this vision of Ezekiel.

From The Prophet Ezekiel An Analytical Exposition by Arno C. Gaebelein

So here may something arise to lead into correspondencies, and so forth.

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3 by Samuel Richardson

She was very early happy in the conversation-visits of her learned and worthy Dr. Lewen, and in her correspondencies, not with him only, but with other Divines mentioned in her last Will.

From Clarissa: Preface, Hints of Prefaces, and Postscript by Samuel Richardson

But seest thou not that I am under a necessity to continue her at Sinclair's and to prohibit all her correspondencies?

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 6 by Samuel Richardson

There were attempts to pair her off as a twin sister of various correspondencies in age, size, and color, and to palm her off, as a substitute, at migratory, bereaved, overfull breasts.

From Balcony Stories by Grace E. King

We judged right, that Hannah carried on your correspondencies.

From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 1 by Samuel Richardson