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tapesponding

tapesponding noun: friendly communication by means of early audio tape recordings sent in the post, as engaged in by tapespondents.

Noun

tapesponding (uncountable)

  1. (dated) Friendly communication by means of early audio tape recordings sent in the post, as engaged in by tapespondents.
    • Friendly Folk Association, Torquay (est. 1943). Social introductions, Pen-friends, Book-lovers, Stamps, Photography, Tapesponding, etc., 100 countries.1961 May, “Small Advertisements”, in Trains Illustrated, page ix

Origin of tapesponding

From tapespondent + -ing, or (audio) tape + corresponding.

Questions about tapesponding

What does tapesponding mean?
Tapesponding means friendly communication by means of early audio tape recordings sent in the post, as engaged in by tapespondents.
What part of speech is tapesponding?
Tapesponding is a noun.

Words near tapesponding in the dictionary

  1. tapescript
  2. tapescripts
  3. tapespondence
  4. tapespondent
  5. tapespondents
  6. tapesponding
  7. tapester
  8. tapesters
  9. tapestried
  10. tapestries
  11. tapestry

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