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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: communication by the exchange of letters
2: compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence" [syn: agreement, correspondence]
3: the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount [syn: commensurateness, correspondence, proportionateness]
4: (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane [syn: symmetry, symmetricalness, correspondence, balance] [ant: asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance]
5: similarity by virtue of corresponding [syn: parallelism, correspondence]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century 1. a. the agreement of things with one another b. a particular similarity c. a relation between sets in which each member of one set is associated with one or more members of the other — compare function 5a 2. a. communication by letters; also the letters exchanged b. the news, information, or opinion contributed by a correspondent to a newspaper or periodical

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 (usu. foll. by with, to, between) agreement, similarity, or harmony. 2 a communication by letters. b letters sent or received. Phrases and idioms: correspondence college (or school) a college conducting correspondence courses. correspondence column the part of a newspaper etc. that contains letters from readers. correspondence course a course of study conducted by post. Etymology: ME f. OF f. med.L correspondentia (as CORRESPOND)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. Holding also good correspondence with the other great men in the state. --Bacon. To facilitate correspondence between one part of London and another, was not originally one of the objects of the post office. --Macaulay.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(correspondences) 1. Correspondence is the act of writing letters to someone. The judges' decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into... His interest in writing came from a long correspondence with a close college friend. N-UNCOUNT: also a N, oft N with n 2. Someone's correspondence is the letters that they receive or send. He always replied to his correspondence... 3. If there is a correspondence between two things, there is a close similarity or connection between them. In African languages there is a close correspondence between sounds and letters. N-COUNT: oft N between pl-n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Coincidence, concurrence, congruity, fitting relation, reciprocal adaptation. 2. Correlation, complemental relation, counterposition. 3. Intercourse or communication by letters, epistolary intercourse. 4. Letters.

Moby Thesaurus

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