private correspondence

collocation in English

meaningsofprivateandcorrespondence

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private
adjective
uk
/ˈpraɪ.vət/us
/ˈpraɪ.vət/
only for one person or group and not ...
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correspondence
noun
uk
/ˌkɒr.ɪˈspɒn.dəns/us
/ˌkɔːr.əˈspɑːn.dəns/
letters, especially official or ...
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(Definition ofprivateandcorrespondencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprivate correspondence

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Onlyprivatecorrespondencetexts were used as a source of data because of the nature of the change we are addressing.
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We would expectprivatecorrespondenceto be relatively lacking in stylistic devices, including conscious archaisms.
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Several collections ofprivatecorrespondenceare available that share cer tain characteristics of the spoken language.
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Verbal features and stylistic nuances which characterize speech are allowed to sneak intoprivatecorrespondence, inadvertently.
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This kind of documentary research, masquerading as sociological history, is frequently based on gossip, mean interpretation ofprivatecorrespondence, malevolent imputing of base motivations.
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Thirdly, the zero form occurred most frequently in speechrelated text types such as 'romance', 'mystery', 'sermon', and 'privatecorrespondence', where syntactic restrictions were less stringent.
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Yet theirprivatecorrespondencecontinued.
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Rorabaugh is particularly attentive to the content ofprivatecorrespondencein developing his understanding of the contemporary mood.
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Accordingly, allprivatecorrespondencebelonging to the time span between 1450 and 1599 are included and all occurrences of n-words and any-words within these texts are counted.
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I can circulate them inprivatecorrespondencelater.
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I have no power to inspectprivatecorrespondencecolleges.
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That is a very high-sounding phrase, but, in point of fact, international disputes, likeprivatecorrespondence, can very often settle themselves, given time and patience.
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It is not my practice to publishprivatecorrespondencethat has been sent to me.
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It is not desirable that one'sprivatecorrespondenceshould be tampered with unduly.
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The hours in theprivatecorrespondencedepartment are from 9.30 to 6.30, and in the trade department from 10 to 6.
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Is there any reason for the longer hours in theprivatecorrespondencedepartment?
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That is the sort of welcome that she gives inprivatecorrespondence.
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Respondents commented on this consultation paper, as others, on the understanding that their replies would be treated asprivatecorrespondence.
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They deal with theprivatecorrespondence; they deal with questions of welfare.
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