Correspond
Cor′re‐spond″ (k?r′r?–sp?nd″), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Corresponded; p. pr. & vb. n.Corresponding.] [Pref. cor- + respond: cf. f. correspondre.] 1. To be like something else in the d...
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Correspondence
Cor′re‐spond″ence (–sp?nd″ens), n. [Cf. F. correspondance.] 1. Friendly intercourse; reciprocal exchange of civilities; especially, intercourse between persons by means of lette...
Correspondence school
Cor′res‐pond″ence school. A school that teaches by correspondence, the instruction being based on printed instruction sheets and the recitation papers written by the student in ...
Correspondency
Cor′re‐spond″en‐cy (k$r′r?—sp?nd″en–s?), n.; pl.Correspondencies (–s�z). Same as Correspondence, 3.The correspondencies of types and antitypes... may be very reasonable confirma...
Correspondent
Cor′re‐spond″ent (–ent), a. [Cf. F. correspondant.] Suitable; adapted; fit; corresponding; congruous; conformable; in accord or agreement; obedient; willing.Action correspondent...
Correspondent (2)
Cor′re‐spond″ent, n. 1. One with whom intercourse is carried on by letter. Macaulay.2. One who communicates information, etc., by letter or telegram to a newspaper or periodical...
Correspondently
Cor′re‐spond″ent‐ly, adv. In a a corresponding manner; conformably; suitably.
Corresponding
Cor′re‐spond″ing, a. 1. Answering; conformable; agreeing; suiting; as, corresponding numbers.2. Carrying on intercourse by letters.Corresponding member of a society, one residin...
Correspondingly
Cor′re‐spond″ing‐ly, adv. In a corresponding manner; conformably.
Corresponsive
Cor′re‐spon″sive (–r?–sp?n″s?v), a. Corresponding; conformable; adapted. Shak. — Cor′re‐spon″sive‐ly, adv.
Corridor
Cor″ri‐dor (k?r″r?–d?r or –d?r), n. [F., fr. Itt. corridpore, or Sp. corredor; prop., a runner, hence, a running or long line, a gallery, fr. L. currere to run. See Course.]1. (...
Corridor train
Cor″ri‐dor train. A train whose coaches are connected so as to have through its entire length a continuous corridor, into which the compartments open.
Corrie
Cor″rie (k?r″r?), n. Same as Correi. Geikie.
Corrigendum
‖Cor′ri‐gen″dum (k?r′r?–j?n″d?m), n.; pl.Corrigenda (–d�). A fault or error to be corrected.
Corrigent
Cor″ri‐gent (k?r″r?—jent), n. [L. corrigens, p. pr. of corrigere to correct.] (Med.) A substance added to a medicine to mollify or modify its action. Dunglison.
Corrigibility
Cor′ri‐gi‐bil″i‐ty (–j?–b?l″?–t?), n. Quality of being corrigible; capability of being corrected; corrigibleness.
Corrigible
Cor″ri‐gi‐ble (k?r″r?–j?–b'l), a. [LL. corribilis, fr. L. corrigere to correct: cf. F. corrigible. See Correrct.]1. Capable of being set right, amended, or reformed; as, a corri...
Corrigibleness
Cor″ri‐gi‐ble‐ness, n. The state or quality of being corrigible; corrigibility.
Corrival
Cor‐ri″val (k?r–r?″val), n. A fellow rival; a competitor; a rival; also, a companion. Shak.
Corrival (2)
Cor‐ri″val, a. Having rivaling claims; emulous; in rivalry. Bp. Fleetwood.
Corrival (3)
Cor‐ri″val, v. i. & t. To compete with; to rival.
Corrivalry
Cor‐ri″val‐ry (k?r–r?″val–r?), n. Corivalry.
Corrivalship
Cor‐ri″val‐ship, n. Corivalry.By the corrivalship of Shager his false friend.Sir T. Herbert.
Corrivate
Cor″ri‐vate (k?r″r?–v?t), v. t. [L. corrivatus, p. p. of corrivare to corrivate.] To cause to flow together, as water drawn from several streams. Burton.
Corrivation
Cor′ri‐va″tion (–v?″sh?n), n. [L. corrivatio.] The flowing of different streams into one. Burton.
Corroborant
Cor‐rob″o‐rant (k?r–r?b″?–rant), a. [L. corroborans, p. pr. See Corroborate.] Strengthening; supporting; corroborating. Bacon. — n. Anything which gives strength or support; a t...
Corroborate
Cor‐rob″o‐rate (k?r–r?b″?–r?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Corroborated (–r?′t?d); p. pr. & vb. n.Corroborating (–r?′t?ng).] [L. corroboratus, p. p. of corroborare to corroborate; cor- ...