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correspondence
[ kawr-uh-spon-duhns, kor- ]
/ ˌkɔr əˈspɒn dəns, ˌkɒr- /
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Origin of correspondence
1375–1425; late Middle English (<Middle French ) <Medieval Latin corrēspondentia.See correspondent, -ence
OTHER WORDS FROM correspondence
non·cor·res·pond·ence, nounpre·cor·re·spond·ence, nounWords nearby correspondence
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How to use correspondence in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for correspondence
correspondence
/ (ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndəns) /
noun
the act or condition of agreeing or corresponding
similarity or analogy
agreement or conformity
- communication by the exchange of letters
- the letters so exchanged
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