Both Uses of
correspond
in
The Odyssey, by Homer - (translated by: Butler)
- Endnote 82: This line exists in the text here but not in the corresponding passage xii.†
Book Footcorresponding = connected or fitting together by being equivalent, proportionate, or matched
- The reader will observe that in the corresponding passage (xii.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(correspond as in: corresponding time period) connect or fit together by being equivalent, proportionate, or matched
(Two things are equivalent if they have the same or very similar value, purpose, or result.) -
(2)
(correspond as in: corresponding by email) communicate -- typically by writing letters or emailA corresponding secretary is an officer of an organization who is responsible for managing the organization's correspondence and keeping a record of it.
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(3)
(correspondence as in: a correspondence course) done from afarFor example, a corresponding member or a correspondence course.
This sense of corresponding arose because people who lived in distant cities and could not be present for meetings, could communicate by sending written communications. -
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(correspondent as in: foreign correspondent of the paper) a reporter or other representative -- typically from a foreign country or with a particular expertise