la
feminine
/koresponˈdenθja/
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Translation
correspondence, mail; connection, link
Word origin
From Latin correspondere, from cum ('with, together') plus respondere ('to answer'). The same root gives English 'correspondence' and 'respond'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- correspondere
- English cognates
- correspondence, respond
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralcorrespondencias
Examples
.
I keep all my grandmother's correspondence in a box.
.
There is a clear connection between the two ideas.
.
The postman left the mail in the letterbox.
muchos .
They kept up a correspondence for many years.
¿ ?
Is there any connection between what he says and what he does?
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