respondence

re·spond·ence

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ri-spon-duh ns or ri-spon-duh n-see]
- /rɪˈspɒn dəns or rɪˈspɒn dən si/
- /rɪspˈɒndəns/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ri-spon-duh ns or ri-spon-duh n-see]
- /rɪˈspɒn dəns or rɪˈspɒn dən si/

Definition of respondence word

noun respondence the act of responding; response: respondence to a stimulus. 1

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Origin of respondence

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

From obsolete French, dating back to 1580-90; See origin at respond, -ence

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Parts of speech for Respondence

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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respondence popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% 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.

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