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correspond

Main Entry:: cor·re·spond
Pronunciation:: \ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspänd, ˌkär-\
Function:: intransitive verb
Etymology:: Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French correspondre, from Medieval Latin correspondēre, from Latin com- + respondēre to respond
Date:: 1529

1 a: to be in conformity or agreement <the ideal failed…to correspond with the reality — J. R. Sutherland> b: to compare closely : match —usually used with to or with c: to be equivalent or parallel2: to communicate with a person by exchange of letters

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