Meaning of CORRESPONDING
| Pronunciation: | | k`orusp'ânding
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- [adj] agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree; "the figures are large but the corresponding totals next year will be larger"
- [adj] accompanying; "all rights carry with them corresponding responsibilities"
- [adj] conforming in every respect; "boxes with corresponding dimensions"; "the like period of the preceding year"
- [adj] similar especially in position or purpose; "a number of corresponding diagonal points"
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| | Synonyms: | | commensurate, comparable, in proportion to, like, proportionate, related, related to, same, similar |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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 residing at a
distance, who has been invited to correspond with the
society, and aid in carrying out its designs without
taking part in its management.
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