Correspondence — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

communication by the exchange of letters

compatibility of observations

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kjˈʊɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌɒɹɪspˈɒndəns/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌɒɹɪspˈɒndəns/

4 syllables Say it as /kjˈʊɹ/.

Examples

there was no agreement between theory and measurement
the results of two tests were in correspondence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

symmetricalness symmetry agreement balance proportionateness parallelism commensurateness

Antonyms

asymmetry

Parts of Speech

noun	communication by the exchange of letters
noun	compatibility of observations “there was no agreement between theory and measurement”
noun	the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount
noun	(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
noun	similarity by virtue of corresponding

Word Forms

correspond	verb	exchange messages
agree	verb	be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
commensurate	adjective	corresponding in size or degree or extent
correspondent	adjective	similar or equivalent in some respects though otherwise dissimilar
proportionate	adjective	agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree
symmetric	adjective	having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts
symmetrize	verb	make symmetric
symmetrise	verb	make symmetric
symmetrical	adjective	having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Korrespondenz

Kommunikation durch Briefwechsel

🇫🇷French

correspondance

communication par échange de lettres

🇪🇸Spanish

correspondencia

comunicación por intercambio de cartas

🇮🇹Italian

corrispondenza

comunicazione mediante scambio di lettere

🇳🇱Dutch

correspondentie

communicatie via briefwisseling

🇵🇹Portuguese

correspondência

comunicação por troca de cartas

🇷🇺Russian

переписка

общение путем обмена письмами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पत्र-व्यवहार

पत्रों के आदान-प्रदान द्वारा संचार

🇧🇩Bengali

চিঠিপত্র

চিঠি আদান প্রদানের মাধ্যমে যোগাযোগ

🇮🇳Tamil

கடித தொடர்பு

கடிதங்கள் பரிமாற்றம் மூலம் தொடர்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉత్తరప్రత్యుత్తరాలు

లేఖల మార్పిడి ద్వారా కమ్యూనికేషన్

🇮🇳Marathi

पत्रव्यवहार

पत्रांच्या देवाणघेवाणीद्वारे संवाद

🇮🇳Gujarati

પત્રવ્યવહાર

પત્રોના વિનિમય દ્વારા સંચાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪತ್ರವ್ಯವಹಾರ

ಪತ್ರಗಳ ವಿನಿಮಯದ ಮೂಲಕ ಸಂವಹನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കത്തിടപാടുകൾ

കത്തുകളുടെ കൈമാറ്റം വഴിയുള്ള ആശയവിനിമയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੱਤਰ ਵਿਹਾਰ

ਚਿੱਠੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਆਦਾਨ-ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸੰਚਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

خط و کتابت

خطوط کے تبادلے سے رابطہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

一致

通过书信交换进行交流

🇯🇵Japanese

対応

手紙のやりとりによるコミュニケーション

🇰🇷Korean

일치

편지 교환을 통한 의사소통

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thư từ

giao tiếp bằng cách trao đổi thư từ

🇹🇭Thai

การโต้ตอบ

การสื่อสารโดยการแลกเปลี่ยนจดหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

korespondensi

komunikasi melalui pertukaran surat

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsusulatan

komunikasyon sa pamamagitan ng pagpapalitan ng mga liham

🇲🇾Malay

surat menyurat

komunikasi melalui pertukaran surat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مراسلة

التواصل عن طريق تبادل الرسائل

🇮🇷Persian

مکاتبات

ارتباط از طریق تبادل نامه

🇹🇷Turkish

yazışma

mektup alışverişi yoluyla iletişim

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתכַּתְבוּת

תקשורת באמצעות חילופי מכתבים

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The primary meaning of 'correspondence' is 'communication by the exchange of letters'.

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Using 'correspondence' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'correspondence' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'correspondence' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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