correspondence
noun
Simple meaning
Communication by the exchange of letters.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
kɔɹəsˈpɑndəns
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
Communication by the exchange of letters
uncountable
Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.
countable or uncountable
Postal or other written communications.
Mutual communication or discourse
Congruity or similarity between different things, people, etc
uncountable
Newspaper or news stories.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate
- Frequency
- Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
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This meaning: Communication by the exchange of letters
Used this way, correspondence is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- agreement , a specialist term, precise but narrower
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use correspondence
- “I receive a lot of correspondence via email these days.”
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A course offered (by mail) by a correspondence school.
A school that teaches nonresident students by mail.
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