Contents -AUTHOR INDEX -BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD

Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class IV. Words Relating to the Intellectual Faculties
Division (II) Communication of Ideas
Section III. Means of Communicating Ideas
3. Written Language

592. Correspondence.

   NOUN:CORRESPONDENCE, letter, epistle, note, billet, written communication, post card or postcard, postal [U. S.], postal card; missive, circular, favor, billet-doux [F.]; chit or chitty [India], letter card [Brit.], picture post card; dispatch or despatch; bulletin, these presents [law]; rescript, rescription [archaic]; post (messenger) [See Messenger].
  LETTER WRITER, epistolarian, correspondent, writer, communicator; author, contributor.
   VERB:CORRESPOND, – with; write to, send a letter to; drop a line to [colloq.]; start -, begin -, keep up- a correspondence; deluge with -letters, – post cards; communicate by -writing, – letter; let one know by -post, – mail; dispatch or despatch, circularize, follow up, bombard; reply, reply by return mail, communicate.
   ADJECTIVE:EPISTOLARY, epistolarian.
   QUOTATION:Furor scribendi.