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correspondents

correspondents is the plural of correspondent.

Meaning of correspondent

Noun

correspondent (plural correspondents)

  1. Something which corresponds with something else; counterpart.
    • Both kála and kalánka have widespread correspondents in the western Mediterranean Romance languages.2025, Cid Swanenvleugel, The Pre-Roman Elements of the Sardinian Lexicon, page 442
  2. Someone who communicates with another person, or a publication, by writing.
  3. A journalist who sends reports back to a newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.

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Phrases with correspondents

Questions about correspondents

What is correspondents the plural of?
Correspondents is the plural of correspondent.

Words near correspondents in the dictionary

  1. correspondency
  2. correspondent
  3. correspondential
  4. correspondentially
  5. correspondently
  6. correspondents
  7. correspondentship
  8. correspondentships
  9. corresponder
  10. corresponders
  11. corresponding

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