correspondence
Americannoun
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communication by exchange of letters.
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a letter or letters that pass between correspondents.
It will take me all day to answer this business correspondence.
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Also an instance of corresponding.
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similarity or analogy.
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agreement; conformity.
- Synonyms:
- consonance, concord, accord
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news, commentary, letters, etc., received from a newspaper or magazine correspondent.
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Mathematics. function.
noun
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the act or condition of agreeing or corresponding
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similarity or analogy
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agreement or conformity
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communication by the exchange of letters
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the letters so exchanged
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Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of correspondence
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Medieval Latin corrēspondentia. See correspondent, -ence
Explanation
Correspondence is a body of letters or communications. If you've ever had a pen pal or an email buddy, you’ve written plenty of correspondence. Besides referring to that stack of love letters you've bound up with ribbon, correspondence has a couple of other meanings, too. When you and your friend hold similar opinions about a particular subject, your thoughts are in correspondence, or "agreement." In mathematics, symmetrical objects are in correspondence — that is, they mirror each other exactly.
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Example Sentences
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Correspondence shows the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust also appeared to have concerns about how the money was being spent.
From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026
Correspondence the following year showed that Jagland and some family members were planning a trip to Epstein’s island, which was later canceled.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
Correspondence between union leaders and FAA managers showed Congress and the regulated industries wanted it that way.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024
Correspondence with the Spanish Communist Party released on the party's website showed the North Korean embassy announcing the closing in a letter dated Oct.
From Reuters • Nov. 1, 2023
She wrote a letter, put it in an envelope along with some money, and handed it to Dr. Church, a member of the Committee of Correspondence.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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