correspondence - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'correspondence' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Correspondence

[ n.]

- Friendly intercourse; reciprocal exchange of civilities; especially, intercourse between persons by means of letters.
- The letters which pass between correspondents.
- Mutual adaptation, relation, or agreement, of one thing to another; agreement; congruity; fitness; relation.

Meaning of 'correspondence' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . correspondence

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- compatibility of observations

Example in sentence:

the results of two tests were in correspondence;
there was no agreement between theory and measurement

Nearby Words:

cor cor- cor/niculate cora coracle coracoid corage coral coral fish coral-rag

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