correspondence

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noun cor·re·spon·dence \ ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dən(t)s , ˌkär- \

Definition of correspondence

1 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 5a

2 a :communication by letters or e-mail; also :the letters or e-mails 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

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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 of correspondence from the Web

That way, the company can monitor for scams and have a copy of your correspondence.

— taysha murtaugh, Country Living, "How to Spot a Scam on Amazon—Before It Costs You," 18 Aug. 2017
There's been a bit of buzz recently about why women feel compelled to add so much more positive emotion into their email correspondence.

— jillian kramer, Glamour, "Do We Really Need to Stop Using Exclamation Marks in Work Emails?," 24 July 2017
Against this backdrop Ms Ashton narrates scandals of high society, drawing on private correspondence and the penny papers.

— The Economist, "London’s hot and busy summer of 1858," 22 July 2017
Colbert took the opportunity for one more joke, imagining Spicer’s correspondence with his potential replacement.

— laura bradley, vanityfair.com, "Sean Spicer Resigns as Press Secretary—and as Comedy’s Favorite Punching Bag," 21 July 2017
Mars shared the correspondence with USA TODAY Sports.

— dan wolken, The Courier-Journal, "Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze made call to number tied to escort service," 20 July 2017
Just as Bush predicted in the 80s, the unflattering correspondence leaked.

— krishna thakker, Fortune, "Donald Trump Jr. Russia Emails Are Fueling Bush Nostalgia on Twitter," 13 July 2017
Making her case, the designer provided Refinery29 with a copy of her detailed correspondence with the Good American design team, dating all the way back to November 2016.

— shammara lawrence, Teen Vogue, "Kylie Jenner and Khloe Kardashian Accused of Stealing Ideas from Indie Black Designers," 6 July 2017
As written communication has gotten more casual (thanks to texts and emails), the formality that once surrounded this type of correspondence has become blurrier.

— maggie mallon, Glamour, "Why Putting a Period in Your Text Messages Makes You a Monster," 3 July 2017

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