correspondence
noun
cor·re·spon·dence
ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dən(t)s 
ˌkär-
1
a
: communication by letters or email
also
: the letters or emails exchanged
I have a pile of correspondence on my desk.
b
: the news, information, or opinion contributed by a correspondent to a newspaper or periodical
2
a
: the agreement of things with one another
the correspondence between spelling and pronunciation
b
: a particular similarity
c
: a relation between sets in which each member of one set is associated with one or more members of the other compare function sense 5a
Synonyms
Examples of correspondence in a Sentence
They communicated by telephone and correspondence.
E-mail correspondence has become extremely important for modern businesses.
The two men began a correspondence that would continue throughout their lives.
A book of the author's personal correspondence was published early last year.
A formal tone is always used in business correspondence.
Note the correspondence of each number to a location on the map.
Sometimes there is little correspondence between the way a word is spelled and the way it is pronounced in English.
Sometimes there are few correspondences between spelling and pronunciation.
Recent Examples on the Web
My email correspondence with Quang Hòa, the owner of Blue Asia Tours, refined our itinerary.
—
Ariel Frager, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2024
Both male and female mourners often used special stationery with black borders for correspondence.
—Cody Delistraty, The New Yorker, 22 June 2024
Not long after meeting, the pair began a correspondence that culminated in a letter sent by Schjelderup while Brown was on tour in Denmark.
—Tamara J. Walker, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
The authorities also cited a letter Mohammadi wrote calling on Iranians to boycott parliamentary elections back in February and the activist’s correspondence with Swedish and Norwegian parliaments.
—Niamh Kennedy, CNN, 18 June 2024
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Ariel Frager, Travel + Leisure, 23 June 2024
Both male and female mourners often used special stationery with black borders for correspondence.
—Cody Delistraty, The New Yorker, 22 June 2024
Not long after meeting, the pair began a correspondence that culminated in a letter sent by Schjelderup while Brown was on tour in Denmark.
—Tamara J. Walker, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2024
The authorities also cited a letter Mohammadi wrote calling on Iranians to boycott parliamentary elections back in February and the activist’s correspondence with Swedish and Norwegian parliaments.
—Niamh Kennedy, CNN, 18 June 2024
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“Correspondence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/correspondence. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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correspondence
noun
cor·re·spon·dence
ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dən(t)s
1
a
: agreement between certain things
b
: a point of similarity
c
: a relation between sets in which each member of one set is matched to one or more members of the other set
2
a
: communication by letters
b
: the letters exchanged
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