correspondence
noun
cor·re·spon·dence ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dən(t)s 
ˌkär-
1
a
: communication by letters or email
also : the letters or emails 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
2
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 sense 5a
Synonyms
- common denominator
- commonality
- congruity
- parallel
- resemblance
- similarity
- similitude
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Example Sentences
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. See More
Recent Examples on the Web There are also artist installations, historic royal textiles and a collection of correspondence, gifts and personal items of Diana and the royals. 
Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2022 Littérateurs traditionally have done just that; their executors burn correspondence, diaries and similar material. WSJ, 10 July 2022 The items include essays, poems, liner notes, correspondence, philosophical musings and photos. Gary Stoller, Forbes, 2 July 2022 According to the auction house, there’s also correspondence on file from Jaguar Land Rover’s director of royal and diplomatic affairs proving its royal family provenance. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 June 2022 Also released was correspondence the Justice Department had with one of Mr. Trump’s lawyers, Evan Corcoran. Sadie Gurman, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Goldman believes that the court’s decision to allow a claim based on that correspondence prompted Twitter to settle. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2022 Public correspondence about camping fees showed support of 78% for backcountry fee increases and 82% for frontcountry fee increases, according to the release. Moira Ritter, ajc, 22 Aug. 2022 The most advanced version of this correspondence, developed by Netta Engelhardt of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Aron Wall of the University of Cambridge in 2014, relates the area of surfaces to the amount of quantum entanglement. George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2022 See More
Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 19 Aug. 2022 Littérateurs traditionally have done just that; their executors burn correspondence, diaries and similar material. WSJ, 10 July 2022 The items include essays, poems, liner notes, correspondence, philosophical musings and photos. Gary Stoller, Forbes, 2 July 2022 According to the auction house, there’s also correspondence on file from Jaguar Land Rover’s director of royal and diplomatic affairs proving its royal family provenance. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 June 2022 Also released was correspondence the Justice Department had with one of Mr. Trump’s lawyers, Evan Corcoran. Sadie Gurman, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 Goldman believes that the court’s decision to allow a claim based on that correspondence prompted Twitter to settle. Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2022 Public correspondence about camping fees showed support of 78% for backcountry fee increases and 82% for frontcountry fee increases, according to the release. Moira Ritter, ajc, 22 Aug. 2022 The most advanced version of this correspondence, developed by Netta Engelhardt of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Aron Wall of the University of Cambridge in 2014, relates the area of surfaces to the amount of quantum entanglement. George Musser, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
see correspond
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a
Phrases Containing correspondence
Kids Definition
correspondence
noun
cor·re·spon·dence ˌkȯr-ə-ˈspän-dəns
1
: communication by means of letters or email : the letters or email exchanged
2
: agreement between certain things
Sometimes there is little correspondence between the spelling and the pronunciation of a word.
correspondence
noun
1
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- similarity
- resemblance
- parallel
- commonality
- equivalent
- common denominator
- equal
- similitude
- congruity
- homology
- counterpart
- analogy
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- discrepancy
- dissimilarity
- difference
- divergence
- variation
- modification
- change
- deviance
- incongruence
- incongruity
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
- similarity
- resemblance
- comparability
- parallelism
- similitude
- likeness
- alikeness
- correlation
- relationship
- equivalence
- community
- equation
- affinity
- identity
- analogousness
- semblance
- equivalency
- agreement
- parity
- accordance
- interchangeability
- compatibility
- identicalness
- conformity
- congruity
- sameness
- par
- exchangeability
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- disagreement
- discrepancy
- dissimilarity
- distinctness
- difference
- disparity
- distinctiveness
- inequality
- conflict
- unlikeness
- polarity
- dissimilitude
- disparateness
- incongruity
- incongruence
- incompatibility
- nonconformity
- dichotomy
- imbalance
- inequality
- differentiability
- distinguishability
- disproportion
- incongruousness
- discriminability
- anomalousness
- nonequivalence
3
as in mail
communications or parcels sent or carried through the postal system piles of unanswered correspondence littered the office of the reclusive author Synonyms & Similar Words
- mail
- letter
- message
- matter
- post
- parcel post
- package
- card
- snail mail
- shipment
- postcard
- airmail
- epistle
- registered mail
- certified mail
- mailer
- missive
- dispatch
- special handling
- special delivery
- direct mail
- junk mail
- note
- rural delivery
- postal card
- printed matter
- airpost
- rural free delivery
- bundle
