cor|re|spond|ence

cor|re|spond|ence
cor|re|spond|ence «KR uh SPON duhns, KOR-», noun.
1. agreement; harmony: »

Your account of the accident has little correspondence with the story the other driver told.

SYNONYM(S): accord.
2. resemblance in structure or function; similarity: »

There is a correspondence of form in the skeletons of a lion and a tiger.

SYNONYM(S): analogy, likeness.
3. exchange of letters; letter writing: »

The boy kept up a correspondence with his friend from camp.

4. letters: »

Keep the correspondence about our vacation in a folder where we won't lose it. Your business will gain the prestige of correctly spelled, precisely written, accurate correspondence (Newsweek).

5. letters contributed to a newspaper, magazine, or other publication.
6. Mathematics. a matching of the members of one set of objects with the members of a second set of objects.

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  • correspondence — cor•re•spond•ence [[t]ˌkɔr əˈspɒn dəns, ˌkɒr [/t]] n. 1) communication by exchange of letters 2) a letter or letters that pass between correspondents 3) an instance of corresponding 4) similarity or analogy 5) agreement; conformity 6) math.… …   From formal English to slang

  • Incorrespondence — In*cor re*spond ence, Incorrespondency In*cor re*spond en*cy, n. Lack of correspondence; disagreement; disproportion. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Incorrespondency — Incorrespondence In*cor re*spond ence, Incorrespondency In*cor re*spond en*cy, n. Lack of correspondence; disagreement; disproportion. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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

  • Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

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