noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Response, answer. obsolete

   "Th'Angelicall soft trembling voyces made / To th'instruments diuine respondence meet […]"

2. 2
   Correspondence, agreement. archaic

Synonyms

All synonyms

acknowledgmentanswerantiphonback talkcomebackecho

Example

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"Th'Angelicall soft trembling voyces made / To th'instruments diuine respondence meet […]"

Etymology

Partly from Middle French respondance, partly from respond + -ence.

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