correspondence course
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of correspondence course
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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That must have been one hell of a correspondence course.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2023
While working at Vogue, Didion took a correspondence course in shopping-center theory and fantasized about building her own mall, which would include Chinese restaurants, Mylar kites and “bands of small girls playing tambourine.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
In Alaska, they are counted as present whether or not they log on, with the state viewingremote learning as similar to a correspondence course.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2021
Perhaps Dirda has forgotten what he learned in the correspondence course in fundamental economics he took when he was 14.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2021
A correspondence course in English; likes to read biographical novels and occasionally other kinds of novels.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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