correspondence
Pluralcorrespondences
- 1Letters, emails, and other written messages that people send to each other.
Like a stack of letters and notes that pass back and forth between two people.
She kept all her grandmother's correspondence in a wooden box.
Most of his correspondence these days arrives by email.
Similarletters, mail, communications
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- 2The act of writing letters back and forth with someone as a friendly exchange.
Like a long game of catch, but with letters instead of a ball.
They began a correspondence after meeting at the conference.
Their correspondence lasted for over thirty years.
Similarcommunication, contact
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- 3The way different things or people are alike or match each other.
There is a close correspondence between her drawing and the real house.
We found many correspondences between the two old songs.
Similarsimilarity, resemblance, parallel, correlation, agreement
Oppositedifference, discrepancy, dissimilarity
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- 4A link that pairs the members of one group with members of another.
Like matching each glove to the right hand.
The teacher drew a correspondence between the shapes and their names.
There is a simple correspondence between each seat and each ticket number.
Similarmapping
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- 5News reports sent in by a writer reporting from a particular place.
Like letters home, but printed in the newspaper for everyone to read.
Her correspondence from the front lines appeared in the morning paper.
The editor praised the reporter's correspondence from overseas.
Similarreporting, dispatches
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Origin
This word came through Middle English from the Latin word correspondentia. It is made from correspond plus -ence.