correspondence
correspondence Lexical Profile
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• noun
Communication by exchanging letters, emails, or other written messages, or the letters and messages themselves.
"The historical archive preserves decades of personal correspondence between the two authors."
A close similarity, connection, or equivalence between two things.
"The researchers found a strong correspondence between the theoretical model and the experimental data."
Word Nuance & Usage
When referring to written communications or letters collectively, 'correspondence' is an uncountable noun and should not be pluralized as 'correspondences' (use 'pieces of correspondence' or 'letters' instead); the plural form is reserved for multiple instances of similarity or agreement.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 15th century from Medieval Latin correspondentia, derived from correspondere ('to harmonize or answer to one another'), from com- ('together') + respondere ('to answer').