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correspondence

/ˌkoɹ.ɪˈspɑn.dəns/ noun B2
  1. Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters. (uncountable)
  2. Newspaper or news stories. (uncountable)
  3. Postal or other written communications. (countable, uncountable)
  4. Congruity or similarity between different things, people, etc (countable, uncountable)
  5. An agreement of situations or objects with an expected outcome. (countable)
  6. A relation. (countable)
  7. A similarity between physical and spiritual things (e.g. light to wisdom, or warmth to love) (countable, uncountable)

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“Yes; and I wrote, and will show you my correspondence, if you like.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 887 · C1
MacDonald pointed ruefully to his heap of correspondence.
The Valley of Fear, p. 79 · C1
“We cannot tell what correspondence may be there.”
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 29 · B2
His dangerous correspondence has been destroyed or removed.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 32 · B2

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