respondence

[ ri-spon-duhns ]

noun
  1. the act of responding; response: respondence to a stimulus.

Origin of respondence

1
From obsolete French, dating back to 1580–90; see origin at respond, -ence
  • Also re·spond·en·cy [ri-spon-duhn-see] /rɪˈspɒn dən si/ .

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