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correspondence course

American  

noun

  1. a course of instruction provided by a correspondence school.


Etymology

Origin of correspondence course

First recorded in 1900–05

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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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