Plural of correspondency; relationships of similarity, agreement, or connection between things.
From correspondency, which comes from correspond (Latin correspondere: com- 'together' + respondere 'to answer'). The suffix -ency creates an abstract noun denoting a state or condition.
This word captures something beautiful about pattern recognition—our brains are constantly seeking correspondencies between the world and our experiences, which is why metaphors and analogies feel so satisfying when we find them.
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