respondence

noun

re·​spon·​dence

rə̇ˈspändən(t)s,

rēˈs-

variants or less commonly respondency

-dənsē

plural respondences also respondencies

: the act of responding : the quality or state of being respondent : answering, response

also : correspondence, agreement

Word History

Etymology

Latin respondēre to answer, correspond + English -ence, -ency

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