n. [ Cf. F. correspondance. ] 1. Friendly intercourse; reciprocal exchange of civilities; especially, intercourse between persons by means of letters. [ 1913 Webster ]

Holding also good correspondence with the other great men in the state. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

To facilitate correspondence between one part of London and another, was not originally one of the objects of the post office. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The letters which pass between correspondents. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Mutual adaptation, relation, or agreement, of one thing to another; agreement; congruity; fitness; relation. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A school that teaches by correspondence, the instruction being based on printed instruction sheets and the recitation papers written by the student in answer to the questions or requirements of these sheets. In the broadest sense of the term correspondence school may be used to include any educational institution or department for instruction by correspondence, as in a university or other educational bodies, but the term is commonly applied to various educational institutions organized on a commercial basis, some of which offer a large variety of courses in general and technical subjects, conducted by specialists. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ } n. Lack of correspondence; disagreement; disproportion. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]