What does "correspondence" mean?

1. (letters and emails) the letters or emails that people send and receive. 2. (similarity or agreement) a close connection or similarity between two sets of facts or ideas.

How do you use "correspondence"?

Often followed by the preposition 'between' or 'with'.

correspondence

US //ˌkɔɹəˈspɑndəns// UK //kˌɒɹɪspˈɒndəns// cor·re·spon·dence

1 letters and emails (n.)
B2 Upper Intermediate

the letters or emails that people send and receive.

communication by exchanging letters, emails, or other written messages. Uncountable in the sense of the activity; countable when referring to a specific collection of documents.

Example

I have a lot of personal correspondence to catch up on this weekend.

Example

The historian spent years cataloguing the private correspondence between the two diplomats, hoping to find clues about the secret treaty.
2 similarity or agreement (n.)
C1 Advanced Academic

a close connection or similarity between two sets of facts or ideas.

a close similarity, connection, or equivalence between two or more things. Often used with the preposition 'between'.

Example

There is a clear correspondence between the two sets of test results.

Example

The researchers noted a direct correspondence between the rise in local temperatures and the decline in the native bird population.

Usage

Often followed by the preposition 'between' or 'with'.
- discrepancy
- difference

Origin

From Middle English correspondence, from Latin correspondentia. By surface analysis, correspond + -ence.