correspondence: Meaning and Definition of

cor•re•spond•ence

Pronunciation: (kôr"u-spon'duns, kor"-), [key]
— n.
  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. an instance of corresponding.
  4. similarity or analogy.
  5. agreement; conformity.
  6. news, commentary, letters, etc., received from a newspaper or magazine correspondent.
  7. function (def. 4a).
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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