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- [kawr-uh-spon-duh ns, kor-]
- /ˌkɔr əˈspɒn dəns, ˌkɒr-/
- /ˌkɒr.ɪˈspɒn.dəns/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawr-uh-spon-duh ns, kor-]
- /ˌkɔr əˈspɒn dəns, ˌkɒr-/
Definitions of correspondence word
- uncountable noun correspondence Correspondence is the act of writing letters to someone. 3
- uncountable noun correspondence Someone's correspondence is the letters that they receive or send. 3
- countable noun correspondence If there is a correspondence between two things, there is a close similarity or connection between them. 3
- noun correspondence the act or condition of agreeing or corresponding 3
- noun correspondence similarity or analogy 3
- noun correspondence agreement or conformity 3
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Origin of correspondence
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Medieval Latin corrēspondentia. See correspondent, -ence
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Parts of speech for Correspondence
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
correspondence popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
correspondence usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for correspondence
noun correspondence
- comparison — When you make a comparison, you consider two or more things and discover the differences between them.
- accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- coherence — Coherence is a state or situation in which all the parts or ideas fit together well so that they form a united whole.
- likeness — a representation, picture, or image, especially a portrait: to draw a good likeness of Churchill.
- symmetry — the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts.
Antonyms for correspondence
noun correspondence
- refusal — an act or instance of refusing.
- incongruity — the quality or condition of being incongruous.
- dissimilarity — unlikeness; difference.
- unlike — different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity.
- disproportion — lack of proportion; lack of proper relationship in size, number, etc.: architectural disproportions.
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