Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tapesponding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tape-spond-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Friendly communication by means of early audio tape recordings sent in the post, as engaged in by tapespondents.

Dated; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Friendly Folk Association, Torquay (est. 1943). Social introductions, Pen-friends, Book-lovers, Stamps, Photography, Tapesponding, etc., 100 countries."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Suffix: tapespondent

Usage

Questions

What does tapesponding mean?: Friendly communication by means of early audio tape recordings sent in the post, as engaged in by tapespondents.
Where does tapesponding come from?: From tapespondent + -ing, or (audio) tape + corresponding.

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