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- US Pronunciation
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- [koh-ri-spon-duh nt]
- /ˌkoʊ rɪˈspɒn dənt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [koh-ri-spon-duh nt]
- /ˌkoʊ rɪˈspɒn dənt/
Definitions of corespondent word
- noun corespondent a person charged with having committed adultery with the wife or husband from whom a divorce is being sought 3
- noun corespondent a joint defendant, charged along with the respondent, especially a person charged with adultery in a divorce proceeding. 1
- noun corespondent (legal) One of two or more persons against whom a lawsuit is made; but especially a person charged with commiting adultery with the defendant in a divorce proceeding. 1
- noun corespondent (law) One of two or more persons against whom a lawsuit is made; but especially a person charged with commiting adultery with the defendant in a divorce proceeding. 0
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Origin of corespondent
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; co- + respondent
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Parts of speech for Corespondent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
corespondent popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
corespondent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for corespondent
noun corespondent
- other man — a man who is romantically or sexually involved with another man's wife or lover, especially a man who is having an affair with a married woman.
- other woman — a woman who is romantically or sexually involved with another woman's husband or lover, especially a woman who is having an affair with a married man.
- second man — a person who assists the driver in crewing a locomotive
- third party — any party to an incident, case, quarrel, etc., who is incidentally involved.
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