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correspondence

[kawr-uh-spon-duhns, kor-]

noun

  1. communication by exchange of letters.

  2. a letter or letters that pass between correspondents.

    It will take me all day to answer this business correspondence.

  3. Also an instance of corresponding. correspond.

  4. similarity or analogy.

  5. agreement; conformity.

    Synonyms: , ,
  6. news, commentary, letters, etc., received from a newspaper or magazine correspondent.

  7. Mathematics.function.



correspondence

/ ˌɒɪˈɒԻəԲ /

noun

  1. the act or condition of agreeing or corresponding

  2. similarity or analogy

  3. agreement or conformity

    1. communication by the exchange of letters

    2. the letters so exchanged

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • noncorrespondence noun
  • precorrespondence noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of correspondence1

1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Medieval Latin ǰŧDzԻԳپ. See correspondent, -ence
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He also oversaw the production of the book and the archive includes his designs, as well as the original page layouts and correspondence.

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Hunter's defence alleged the correspondence showed the GetMeIn! boss knew the tout had multiple Ticketmaster accounts which he used to buy more tickets than the site's restrictions allowed.

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The top official on the watchdog commission that oversees the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is being terminated from his position, according to correspondence reviewed by The Times.

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A former official who saw the correspondence described the response as "obfuscation".

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The Home Office told the BBC it does not comment on individual correspondence.

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