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correspondence

n. C / U
C1 Advanced Oxford US //ˌkɔɹəˈspɑndəns// UK //kˌɒɹɪspˈɒndəns// cor·re·spon·dence Archaic

n. the act of writing and receiving letters or emails. It can also mean a close connection or similarity between two things.

n. the exchange of written communications, such as letters or emails, between two or more parties. Also refers to a state of close similarity, equivalence, or agreement between different facts or ideas.


SIMPLE

I have a lot of correspondence to answer today.

CONTEXTUAL

The historian spent years reading the private correspondence between the two leaders to understand their secret alliance.

COMPLEX

The legal team discovered a significant lack of correspondence between the witness's initial testimony and the physical evidence found at the scene.

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Origin

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

Usage

Uncountable when referring to the general activity of writing letters; countable when referring to specific points of similarity.

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