correspondence

cor·re·spon·dence

noun \-ˈspän-dən(t)s\

Definition of CORRESPONDENCE

1

a : the agreement of things with one another 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 5a

2

a : communication by letters; also : the letters exchanged b : the news, information, or opinion contributed by a correspondent to a newspaper or periodical

Examples of CORRESPONDENCE

1. They communicated by telephone and correspondence.
2. E-mail correspondence has become extremely important for modern businesses.
3. The two men began a correspondence that would continue throughout their lives.
4. A book of the author's personal correspondence was published early last year.
5. A formal tone is always used in business correspondence.
6. Note the correspondence of each number to a location on the map.
7. Sometimes there is little correspondence between the way a word is spelled and the way it is pronounced in English.
8. Sometimes there are few correspondences between spelling and pronunciation.

First Known Use of CORRESPONDENCE

15th century

Related to CORRESPONDENCE

Synonyms: commonality, common denominator, congruity, similarity, parallel, resemblance, similitude

Antonyms: dissimilarity

Related Words: counterpart, equal, equivalent; analogy; homology

Near Antonyms: difference, discrepancy; deviance, divergence, incongruence, incongruity; change, modification, variation

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