correspondence
Americannoun
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communication by exchange of letters.
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a letter or letters that pass between correspondents.
It will take me all day to answer this business correspondence.
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Also an instance of corresponding. correspond.
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similarity or analogy.
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agreement; conformity.
- Synonyms:
- consonance, concord, accord
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news, commentary, letters, etc., received from a newspaper or magazine correspondent.
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Mathematics. function.
noun
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the act or condition of agreeing or corresponding
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similarity or analogy
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agreement or conformity
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communication by the exchange of letters
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the letters so exchanged
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Other Word Forms
- noncorrespondence noun
- precorrespondence noun
Etymology
Origin of correspondence
1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Medieval Latin corrēspondentia. See correspondent, -ence
Example Sentences
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Days later, Horning’s attorneys sent both towns formal requests for all correspondence related to the buyout deal, and made clear the offer had come from sitting municipal leaders.
“All correspondence regarding the account was sent to my wife’s email.”
That included copies of all correspondence sent and received, tracking spreadsheets and logs and recordings of every call.
From MarketWatch
From her correspondence with Amy Post and others, we see glimpses into what seems like the oldest Fox sister’s real thoughts and feelings.
From Literature
There are no direct messages between Clinton and Epstein in emails reviewed by the BBC, but the two men are the subject of much correspondence between Maxwell and Clinton's top aide, Doug Band.
From BBC
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