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English Dictionary: correspondence	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for correspondence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
correspondence n communication by the exchange of letters compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence" Synonym(s): agreement, correspondence the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount Synonym(s): commensurateness, correspondence, proportionateness (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane Synonym(s): symmetry, symmetricalness, correspondence, balance Antonym(s): asymmetry, dissymmetry, imbalance similarity by virtue of corresponding Synonym(s): parallelism, correspondence
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Correspondence \Cor`respond"ence\ (-sp?nd"ens), n. [Cf. F. correspondance.] 1. Friendly intercourse; reciprocal exchange of civilities; especially, intercourse between persons by means of letters. Holding also good correspondence* with the other great men in the state. --Bacon. To facilitate correspondence between one part of London and another, was not originally one of the objects of the post office. --Macaulay.