correspondence

[ kawr-uh-spon-duhns, kor- ]

noun

1. communication by exchange of letters.
2. a letter or letters that pass between correspondents:

   It will take me all day to answer this business correspondence.

3. Also an instance of corresponding. correspond.
4. similarity or analogy.
5. agreement; conformity.

   Synonyms: consonance, concord, accord

6. news, commentary, letters, etc., received from a newspaper or magazine correspondent.
7. Mathematics. function ( def 4a ).

correspondence

/ ˌkɒrɪˈspɒndəns /

noun

1. the act or condition of agreeing or corresponding
2. similarity or analogy
3. agreement or conformity
4. 1. communication by the exchange of letters
   2. the letters so exchanged

Other Words From

• noncor·res·pondence noun
• precor·re·spondence noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of correspondence¹

1375–1425; late Middle English (< Middle French ) < Medieval Latin corrēspondentia. See correspondent, -ence

Related Words

• writing