correspondence

noun

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as in similarity
a point which two or more things share in common the correspondence in hair color is about all that the siblings have in common

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2
as in resemblance
the quality or state of having many qualities in common the best friends' correspondence in looks is so striking that they could pass for twins

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as in mail
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system piles of unanswered correspondence littered the office of the reclusive author

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“Correspondence.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/correspondence. Accessed 31 Jan. 2023.

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