correspondent
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin, via Middle French or directly, from Medieval Latin correspndent-, stem of correspondens present participle of correspondere
Pronunciation [edit]
- (RP) IPA: /ˌkɒɹɛˈspɒndənt/, X-SAMPA: /%kQrE"spQnd@nt/
- (GenAm) IPA: /ˌkɔːɹɛˈspɑːndənt/, X-SAMPA: /%kO:rE"spA:nd@nt/
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Adjective [edit]
correspondent (comparative more correspondent, superlative most correspondent)
- Corresponding.
- (with to or with) Conforming; obedient.
- 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 1 scene 2
Translations [edit]
corresponding — see corresponding
conforming
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Noun [edit]
correspondent (plural correspondents)
- Someone who or something which corresponds.
- A journalist who sends reports to his newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.
Derived terms [edit]
Hyponyms [edit]
Translations [edit]
one who corresponds
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journalist
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See also [edit]
- corespondent
- Correspondent in Wikipedia
References [edit]
- correspondent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Dutch [edit]
Noun [edit]
correspondent m, f (plural correspondenten, diminutive correspondentje)
French [edit]
Verb [edit]
correspondent
- third-person plural present indicative of correspondre
- third-person plural present subjunctive of correspondre
Jèrriais [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Noun [edit]
correspondent m (plural correspondents; feminine correspondente, plural correspondentes)
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
correspondent
- third-person plural present active indicative of correspondeō