correspondence

noun

cor·re·spon·dence | \ ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dən(t)s

, ˌkär-\

Definition of correspondence

1a : 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

2a : 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

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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 on the Web

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry sent the sweetest correspondence to children at a school in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Meghan Markle & Prince Harry Just Sent the Sweetest Letters to a Group of Schoolchildren," 13 Apr. 2019 Allure has reached out to the attorney listed as Olivia Jade's representation in the trademark correspondence and will update this post upon receiving a comment. — Marci Robin, Allure, "Olivia Jade’s Beauty Brand Trademark Application May Be Rejected Over Grammatical Errors," 28 Mar. 2019 The correspondence is said to have asked all those players who have not been at the World Cup to report for fitness tests on Saturday and Sunday ahead of pre-season. — SI.com, "Chelsea in Fresh Row With Antonio Conte as Manager Objects to Club Setting Pre-Season Start Date," 5 July 2018 Hopefully, the Fugard correspondence will be made public at some point. — Mike Fischer, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Hard questions about race in APT's 'Blood Knot' compounded by casting decision," 18 June 2018 Lost letters, found love The museum also has correspondence to loved ones. — Roxanne Washington, cleveland.com, "'Sailing for Science:' Historic 1920s voyage stocked Cleveland Museum of Natural Histrory's shelves," 25 Mar. 2018 The younger scholar’s energy found outlets not only in authorship (reviews, essays, diaries and memoirs, as well as an extensive and far-flung correspondence), but also in academic combat, including a long tilt with left-wing revisionists. — James Grant, WSJ, "Robert H. Ferrell, a Historian of Breadth and Clarity," 17 Aug. 2018 As a result, the prior owner —who lost title to the property for failing to make mortgage payments — would continue to receive vital government correspondence such as tax bills and water bills. — Kevin Crowe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Lawmakers push reform after witnessing bad landlords buy homes at sheriff's sale," 22 Mar. 2018 Councillors have said correspondence on the matter had been received in the days prior to the decision, but none of the Crosthwaites were present at the Courtyard Room at Hammersmith Town Hall and it was passed within five minutes. — SI.com, "Chelsea's £1bn Stadium Development Moves Closer as Hammersmith & Fulham Council Pass New Motion," 16 Jan. 2018

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