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- correspondence cor‧re‧spon‧dence [ˌkɒrˈspɒndəns ǁ ˌkɔːrˈspɑːn-, ˌkɑː-] noun [uncountable]1. letters exchanged between people, especially business or official letters:
• Any correspondence concerning the inquiry should be sent to Mr Alan Wood.
comˌmercial correˈspondencebusiness letters, especially as a subject of study:• The book contains standard models for commercial correspondence and business communication.
2. the process of sending and receiving letters:• Details eventually were given after correspondence with the Western Board.
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correspondence UK US /ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndəns/ noun► [U] COMMUNICATIONS written communications such as letters and emails: »Keep copies of all correspondence.
»email/written correspondence
correspondence between sb and sb »He was ordered to supply copies of any correspondence between his office and the client in question.
correspondence from/to/with sb »Telephone calls and correspondence to the company were ignored.
»private/personal/official correspondence
► [U] COMMUNICATIONS the act of sending and receiving written communications: »They entered into an agreement by correspondence.
be in correspondence with sb »I have been in correspondence with the bank for nearly a year about this.
enter into correspondence (with sb) »No correspondence will be entered into.
► [C, usually singular] a connection between two things: a close/direct correspondence between sth and sth »There is not necessarily a direct correspondence between salary level and job satisfaction.
Financial and business terms. 2012.
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Correspondence — may refer to: In general usage, non concurrent, remote communication between people, including letters, email, newsgroups, Internet forums, blogs Correspondence theory of truth (philosophy), a theory in epistemology Correspondence principle… … Wikipedia
Correspondence — Cor re*spond ence ( sp?nd ens), n. [Cf. F. correspondance.] 1. Friendly intercourse; reciprocal exchange of civilities; especially, intercourse between persons by means of letters. [1913 Webster] Holding also good correspondence with the other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
correspondence — [n1] agreement accord, analogy, coherence, coincidence, comparability, comparison, concurrence, conformity, congruity, consistency, correlation, equivalence, fitness, harmony, likeness, match, regularity, relation, resemblance, similarity,… … New thesaurus
correspondence — [kôr΄əspän′dəns, kär΄əspän′dəns] n. [ME < ML correspondentia < prp. of correspondere: see CORRESPOND] 1. agreement with something else or with one another; conformity 2. similarity; analogy 3. a) communication by exchange of letters b) the… … English World dictionary
correspondence — theory of truth … Philosophy dictionary
correspondence — I (communication by letters) noun communication, dispatches, epistulae, exchange of letters, letter writing, letters, litterae, mail, missives, writings II (similarity) noun accord, agreement, analogy, comparability, conformity, congruence,… … Law dictionary
correspondence — early 15c., harmony, agreement, from M.L. correspondentia, from correspondentem (nom. correspondens), prp. of correspondere (see CORRESPOND (Cf. correspond)). Sense of communication by letters is first attested 1640s … Etymology dictionary
correspondence — *intercourse, communication, conversation, converse, communion, commerce, traffic, dealings … New Dictionary of Synonyms
correspondence — ► NOUN 1) the action or fact of corresponding. 2) letters sent or received … English terms dictionary
correspondence — noun 1 letters exchanged ADJECTIVE ▪ confidential, personal, private ▪ business, diplomatic, official ▪ regular ▪ … Collocations dictionary
