correspondence

correspondence
cor|re|spon|dence [ˌkɔrıˈspɔndəns US ˌko:rıˈspa:n-, ˌka:-] n [U]
1.) the letters that someone sends and receives, especially official or business letters
A secretary came in twice a week to deal with his correspondence.
2.) the process of sending and receiving letters
The magazine is unable to enter into any correspondence on medical matters.
(be in) correspondence with sb
He had been in correspondence with her for several years before they finally met.
All correspondence between us must cease.
3.) a relationship or connection between two or more ideas or facts
correspondence between
There was no correspondence between the historical facts and Johnson's account of them.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • correspondence — cor‧re‧spon‧dence [ˌkɒrˈspɒndəns ǁ ˌkɔːrˈspɑːn , ˌkɑː ] noun [uncountable] 1. letters exchanged between people, especially business or official letters: • Any correspondence concerning the inquiry should be sent to Mr Alan Wood. comˌmercial… …   Financial and business terms

  • Correspondence — may refer to: In general usage, non concurrent, remote communication between people, including letters, email, newsgroups, Internet forums, blogs Correspondence theory of truth (philosophy), a theory in epistemology Correspondence principle… …   Wikipedia

  • Correspondence — Cor re*spond ence ( sp?nd ens), n. [Cf. F. correspondance.] 1. Friendly intercourse; reciprocal exchange of civilities; especially, intercourse between persons by means of letters. [1913 Webster] Holding also good correspondence with the other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • correspondence — [n1] agreement accord, analogy, coherence, coincidence, comparability, comparison, concurrence, conformity, congruity, consistency, correlation, equivalence, fitness, harmony, likeness, match, regularity, relation, resemblance, similarity,… …   New thesaurus

  • correspondence — [kôr΄əspän′dəns, kär΄əspän′dəns] n. [ME < ML correspondentia < prp. of correspondere: see CORRESPOND] 1. agreement with something else or with one another; conformity 2. similarity; analogy 3. a) communication by exchange of letters b) the… …   English World dictionary

  • correspondence — theory of truth …   Philosophy dictionary

  • correspondence — I (communication by letters) noun communication, dispatches, epistulae, exchange of letters, letter writing, letters, litterae, mail, missives, writings II (similarity) noun accord, agreement, analogy, comparability, conformity, congruence,… …   Law dictionary

  • correspondence — early 15c., harmony, agreement, from M.L. correspondentia, from correspondentem (nom. correspondens), prp. of correspondere (see CORRESPOND (Cf. correspond)). Sense of communication by letters is first attested 1640s …   Etymology dictionary

  • correspondence — *intercourse, communication, conversation, converse, communion, commerce, traffic, dealings …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • correspondence — ► NOUN 1) the action or fact of corresponding. 2) letters sent or received …   English terms dictionary

  • correspondence — noun 1 letters exchanged ADJECTIVE ▪ confidential, personal, private ▪ business, diplomatic, official ▪ regular ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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