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- We began the chant, a long mantra that we recited every time. The fact that it corresponded to the rhythm of the Shins' "New Slang" made it easy to remember, easy to say.
p. 59.3corresponded = matched
- All through the morning, church bells rang at times corresponding to the moments when the planes hit and when each building fell.
p. 212.7 *corresponding = matching
- Correspondence with Spectra Hong Kong was sluggish and infrequent, as all Spectra offices had reduced their in-house staff.
p. 233.7 *correspondence = written communication
- I had forgotten about his ever-courteous, slightly British way of correspondence.
p. 233.9
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.) -
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(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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(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