correspondence
kor-ih-SPON-duhns
Correspondence (noun) means Letters or messages exchanged between people. Example: “I keep a folder for all my correspondence with the council.”
noun
1
Letters or messages exchanged between people.
"I keep a folder for all my correspondence with the council."
"The museum keeps his personal correspondence from the war years."
"All business correspondence should go through the main office."
2
A close match or similarity between things.
"There is little correspondence between what he says and what he does."
"The correspondence between the map and the real streets was surprisingly exact."
"There's a clear correspondence between the two theories."
How to use correspondence
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWritten communication, or a matching relationship between two things.
Common pairings
business correspondence
correspondence course
close correspondence
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Etymology
From Latin correspondentia, related to "correspond" plus the suffix "-ence".
Synonyms
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letters
communication
exchange
similarity
match
balance
parallelism
agreement
symmetry
symmetricalness
proportionateness
commensurateness
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What does “correspondence” mean?
The word “correspondence” means letters or messages exchanged between people. In plain terms, written communication, or a matching relationship between two things.
How do you pronounce “correspondence”?
“Correspondence” is pronounced kor-ih-SPON-duhns (/ˌkoɹ.ɪˈspɑn.dəns/ in IPA).
How do you use “correspondence” in a sentence?
Here is “correspondence” used in a sentence: “The museum keeps his personal correspondence from the war years.”
What part of speech is “correspondence”?
“Correspondence” is a noun.
Where does the word “correspondence” come from?
The word “correspondence” comes from Latin. From Latin correspondentia, related to "correspond" plus the suffix "-ence".
Is “correspondence” a common word?
“Correspondence” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B2 level.
How many meanings does “correspondence” have?
“Correspondence” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: letters or messages exchanged between people.
What is the difference between correspondence and correlation?
Correspondence means a close match or similarity between things, or letters and messages exchanged between people, while correlation specifically describes things that tend to change together, often in a statistical sense. Correspondence is the broader, more general term.
What does correspondence mean in a business context?
In business, correspondence refers to letters, emails, or other messages exchanged between people or organizations. It is often used collectively, as in 'business correspondence' or 'official correspondence'.
What is correspondence in mathematics or comparison?
In mathematics or general comparison, correspondence refers to a close match or similarity between two things, such as a correspondence between two sets of data or ideas.
