correspondence
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From correspond + -ence.
Pronunciation
[edit]- enPR: kŏ"rĭspŏn'dəns
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌkɒɹ.ɪˈspɒn.dəns/, /ˌkɒɹ.əˈspɒn.dəns/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌkɔɹ.əˈspɑn.dəns/
- (New York City) IPA(key): /ˌkɑ.ɹəˈspɑn.dəns/
Noun
[edit]correspondence (countable and uncountable, plural correspondences)
- Mutual communication or discourse:
- (uncountable, obsolete) Friendly discussion.
- (uncountable) Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.
- (uncountable) Newspaper or news stories.
- (countable or uncountable) Postal or other written communications.
- 1985 April 13, Michael Harmon, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, page 14:
- I'm doing time in Oklahoma and really would appreciate some correspondence.
- Congruity or similarity between different things, people, etc:
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]friendly discussion
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reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially by letters
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agreement of situations or objects with an expected outcome
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newspaper or news stories generally
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postal or other written communications
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set theory
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