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correspondence between Queen Victoria and her daughters. 3 a state or case of corresponding; agreement between particular things
cor·re·spon·dence ,course n a set of lessons, often leading to a degree, in which the student works at home and receives lessons by mail: I'm doing/taking a correspondence course in business studies.
cor·re·spon·dent¹ /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndənt || ˌkɔːrəspɑːn-, ˌkɑː-/ n 1 a person with whom another person exchanges letters regularly 2 someone employed by a newspaper, television etc to report news from a particular area or on a particular subject: a war correspondent | Here is a report from our environment correspondent. ➔ compare CORRESPONDENT
cor·re·spon·dent² adj [with] fml in agreement; matching; corresponding: The election result was correspondent with the government's wishes in the matter.
cor·re·spon·ding /ˌkɒrəˈspɒndɪŋ || ˌkɔːrəspɑːn-, ˌkɑː-/ adj [A] matching or related: There has been a decline in the value of the pound and a corresponding increase in the strength of the dollar. | Profits for the first three months are 50% higher than in the corresponding period of last year. —ly adv
cor·ri·dor /ˈkɒrɪdɔːr || ˈkɔːrɪdər, ˈkɑː-/ n 1 a passage, especially between two rows of rooms: Room 101 is at the end of the corridor. | a corridor train | (fig.) the corridors of power (=the places where government decisions are made) 2 a narrow piece of land (or air space) that passes through a foreign country: the Polish Corridor (to the sea) ➔ see also NORTHEAST CORRIDOR
Cor·rie /ˈkɒri || ˈkɔː-, ˈkɑː-/ an informal name for the British SOAP OPERA Coronation Street
cor·ri·gen·dum /ˌkɒrɪˈdʒendəm || ˌkɔːr-, ˌkɑ-/ n pl. -da /-də/ tech something (to be) made correct, especially in a printed book
cor·rob·o·rate /kəˈrɒbəreɪt || kəˈrɑː-/ v [T] to support or strengthen (a statement, opinion, idea etc) by fresh information or proof: Someone who saw the accident corroborated the driver's statement. —rator n —ration /kəˌrɒbəˈreɪʃən || kəˌrɑː-/ n [U] —rative /kəˈrɒbərətɪv || kəˈrɑbərətɪv/ adj: corroborative evidence
cor·rode /kəˈrəʊd/ v [;T(AWAY)] to (cause to) become worn away or be gradually destroyed, especially by chemical action over a long period: Water corrodes metal. | The machine doesn't work because the electrical contacts have corroded. ➔ compare ERODE
cor·ro·sion /kəˈrəʊʒən/ n [U] 1 the process of corroding: If any of the acid leaks it may cause corrosion. | (fig.) the corrosion of moral standards 2 a substance, such as RUST produced by this process: corrosion on the car body
cor·ro·sive /kəˈrəʊsɪv/ adj 1 able to corrode: Danger! Corrosive material! ➔ opposite NONCORROSIVE 2 gradually weakening or destroying society, a person's feelings etc: the corrosive influence of mass unemployment | corrosive feelings of bitterness 3 (of language) very fierce: a corrosive attack on the government —ly adv —ness n [U]
cor·ru·gat·ed /ˈkɒrʊgeɪtɪd || ˈkɔːr-, ˈkɑː-/ adj formed in rows of wavelike folds: Sheets of corrugated iron are often used for roofs and fences. | (fig.) a corrugated brow
cor·ru·ga·tion /ˌkɒrʊˈgeɪʃən || ˌkɔːr-, ˌkɑː-/ n a fold in a corrugated surface
cor·rupt¹ /kəˈrʌpt/ adj 1 practising or marked by the dishonest and improper use of your power or position, for example to make money illegally: a corrupt judge | corrupt officials in the passport office 2 morally wicked: corrupt pornographic writings 3 containing mistakes; different from the original: a corrupt text —ly adv —ness n [U]
corrupt² v [T] 1 to cause to become morally bad; change from good to bad: Do you think young people are corrupted by big city life? | corrupted by power 2 to change the original form of (a language, set of teachings etc) in a bad way: Has English been corrupted by the introduction of foreign words? ➔ see also power tends to corrupt ... (POWER) —ible adj —ibility /kəˌrʌptəbɪləti/ n [U]
cor·rup·tion /kəˈrʌpʃən/ n 1 [U] the act or process of corrupting 2 [U] a) dishonesty, especially by people in positions of power: The new military rulers said that the previous government had been riddled with (=full of) corruption. b) immoral behaviour; being corrupt: the corruption of the ancient Roman court 3 [C(of) usually sing.] a form of something, such as a word, that is changed from its correct or original form: The word 'Thursday' is a corruption of Thor's Day.
cor·sage /kɔːˈsɑːʒ || kɔːr-/ n a small bunch of flowers worn by a woman at the neck or waist, usually only on very formal occasions ➔ compare NOSEGAY
cor·sair /ˈkɔːseər || ˈkɔːr-/ n a PIRATE or pirate ship from N Africa that used to stop and rob ships in former times
corse·let /ˈkɔːslɪt || ˈkɔːr-/ n a piece of armour worn in former times on the upper part of the body, but not usually covering the arms
cor·set /ˈkɔːsɪt || ˈkɔːr-/ also corsets pl.— BrE || girdle AmE — n a very tight-fitting article of UNDERWEAR worn, especially by women, to give shape to the waist and HIPS. Corsets are now worn only by older women. —ed adj
Cor·si·ca /ˈkɔːsɪkə || ˈkɔːr-/ a large island to the south of France in the Mediterranean Sea, where NAPOLEON was born. Corsica belongs to France, but some of the people there want to have a separate government. —Corsican n, adj
cor·tege, -tège /kɔːˈteɪʒ || kːrˈteʒ/ n fml a procession following the dead body at a funeral, usually the funeral of a very important person
Cor·tés, Her·nán /ˈkɔːteɪz || kɔːrˈteɪz, hɜːˈnæn || hɜːrˈnɑːn/ or Her·nan·do /hɜːˈnændəʊ || hɜːrˈnɑːn-/ (1485–1547) a Spanish soldier and CONQUISTADOR, who defeated the AZTECS in 1521 and took control of Mexico for Spain
cor·tex /ˈkɔːteks || ˈkɔːr-/ n pl. -tices /tɪsiːz/ tech the outer covering of something, especially of the brain —tical /ˈkɔːtɪkəl || ˈkɔːr-/ adj
cor·ti·sone /ˈkɔːtɪzəʊn || ˈkɔːrtɪsoʊn/ n [U] a powerful substance used especially in treating RHEUMATIC diseases
co·run·dum /kəˈrʌndəm/ n [U] a very hard mineral used in powder form for polishing and sharpening tools
cor·us·cate /ˈkɒrʌskeɪt || ˈkɔːr-, ˈkɑː-/ v [I] fml to flash; SPARKLE: a coruscating jewel | (fig.) coruscating wit —cation /ˌkɒrʌˈskeɪʃən || ˌkɔːr-, ˌkɑː-/ n [U]
cor·vette /kɔːvet || kɔr-/ n tech a small fast warship used for protecting other ships from attack
cos¹ /kɒz/ conj nonstandard because ➔ see also COS LETTUCE
cos² /kɒz || kɑːs/ abbrev. for COSINE
Co·sa Nos·tra /ˌkəʊzə ˈnɒstrə || ˌkoʊsə ˈnoʊs-/ another name for the MAFIA (=a secret criminal organization) in the US
Cos·by, Bill /ˈkɒzbi || ˈkɑːz-/ (1937–) a US actor and COMEDIAN known especially for the television programme The Cosby Show (1984–1992), and for being the first African-American actor to appear regularly as a main character in the US television programme I Spy in the 1960s
Bill Cosby
'Cosby ,Show, The a humorous US television programme about a MIDDLE-CLASS African-American family called the Huxtables. The character of Dr. Huxtable, the father, is played by Bill COSBY, and the programme was especially popular in the 1980s and early 1990s.
Co·seil, How·ard /ˈkəʊseɪl, ˈhəʊədl-ərd/ (1920–95) a US sports COMMENTATOR (=someone on television who describes a sports game as it is happening) who used to COMMENTATE on most American football games on television. He was known for having strong opinions and a voice that was easily recognized.
cosh¹ /kɒʃ || kɑːʃ/ BrE || blackjack, sap AmE —n infml a short heavy metal pipe or filled rubber tube used as a weapon: They were arrested for possession of two guns and a cosh.
cosh² v [T] infml, especially BrE to hit with a cosh