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correspondency

[ kawr-uh-spon-duhn-see, kor- ]

/ ˌkɔr əˈspɒn dən si, ˌkɒr- /

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noun, plural cor·re·spond·en·cies.

correspondence (def. 3).

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Origin of correspondency

First recorded in 1580–90

Words nearby correspondency

Correspondence Committee, correspondence course, correspondence principle, correspondence school, correspondence theory, correspondency, correspondent, correspondent bank, corresponding, corresponding angles, corresponsive

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How to use correspondency in a sentence

The critics declare upon this striking correspondency that "much of the imagery of Revelation is borrowed from Ezekiel."
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein
We notice a striking correspondency with this vision of Ezekiel.
The Prophet Ezekiel|Arno C. Gaebelein
I will not now go behind the general statement to explore the reason of this correspondency.
Essays, First Series|Ralph Waldo Emerson
The mind rests satisfied in producing a correspondency in its own thoughts, and in the exponents of those thoughts.
Anima Poet|Samuel Taylor Coleridge

And all particular churches are to hold correspondency and communion according to their capacity.
A Christian Directory|Baxter Richard