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correspondence, agreement, or mutual relation, especially diplomatic relations between states
The republic maintained a cautious correspondency with its more powerful neighbors.
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correspondencies
Etymology
From Latin correspondentia ('agreement, correspondence'), also analyzable in English as correspond + -ency. Once used for mutual dealings and political relations, correspondency has largely been displaced by correspondence.