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Correspondence

//ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈspɒn.dəns// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Mutual communication or discourse:; Friendly discussion. obsolete, uncountable
  2. 2
    compatibility of observations wordnet
  3. 3
    Mutual communication or discourse:; Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters. uncountable
  4. 4
    similarity by virtue of corresponding wordnet
  5. 5
    Mutual communication or discourse:; Newspaper or news stories. uncountable
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  1. 6
    (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane wordnet
  2. 7
    Mutual communication or discourse:; Postal or other written communications. countable, uncountable

    "I'm doing time in Oklahoma and really would appreciate some correspondence."

  3. 8
    communication by the exchange of letters wordnet
  4. 9
    Congruity or similarity between different things, people, etc:; An agreement of situations or objects with an expected outcome. countable
  5. 10
    the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount wordnet
  6. 11
    Congruity or similarity between different things, people, etc:; A relation. countable
  7. 12
    Congruity or similarity between different things, people, etc:; A similarity between physical and spiritual things (e.g. light to wisdom, or warmth to love) countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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