written correspondence

collocation in English

meaningsofwrittenandcorrespondence

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written
adjective
uk
/ˈrɪt.ən/
us
/ˈrɪt̬.ən/
expressed in writing, or ...
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correspondence
noun
uk
/ˌkɒr.ɪˈspɒn.dəns/
us
/ˌkɔːr.əˈspɑːn.dəns/
letters, especially official or ...
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(Definition ofwrittenandcorrespondencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwritten correspondence

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Follow-up e-mails,writtencorrespondenceand personal interviews have been carried out over a three and a half year period.
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And what about condescension that involves no space at all, such as that which takes place in awrittencorrespondence?
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That says it all; electronic mail will probably replace at any rate inter-businesswrittencorrespondenceand telex within a very few years.
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There is also talk of curtailing communication by telephone, e-mail and keeping tabs onwrittencorrespondence.
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That is to say, these communications were all published, or were inwrittencorrespondenceand known to the public.
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The records kept ofwrittencorrespondence, calls received and direct contacts are not classified in a way that permits the extraction of these numbers.
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There was at this time no outward system to denote these special titles, other than verbal andwrittencorrespondence.
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We have too many official functions: the delivery of pensions, ofwrittencorrespondence, and the subscription to newspapers and magazines.
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This terminology is always used informally and never in anywrittencorrespondence, and technically the training and syllabus for both entry types is the same.
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Writtencorrespondencefrom that time period seems to indicate that though the house was handsomely built it was plainly appointed.
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The parties agreed on a price of 75, but nowhere in theirwrittencorrespondencedid either of them explicitly mention the coronation ceremony.
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The rift was also articulated inwrittencorrespondence.
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Writtencorrespondenceis routinely opened and read by the government before it is delivered.
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The existence of an arbitration agreement can also be inferred bywrittencorrespondencesuch as letters, telex, or telegrams which provide a record of the agreement.
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There are several diaries from survivors and hundreds of written correspondences made to relations from those in the ghetto at the time.
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