Correspondence and Parallel

Correspondence

Correspondence noun - A point which two or more things share in common.
Usage example: the correspondence in hair color is about all that the siblings have in common

Parallel is a synonym for correspondence. In some cases you can use "Parallel" instead a noun "Correspondence".

Nearby Words: correspondent, corresponding

Parallel

Parallel noun - A point which two or more things share in common.
Usage example: her professor pointed out some parallels between the two novels

Correspondence is a synonym for parallel in similarity topic. You can use "Correspondence" instead a noun "Parallel", if it concerns topics such as resemblance, complement.

Nearby Words: parallelize, parallelism, paralleled, paralleling, parallelise

How words are described

perfect perfect correspondence perfect parallel
true true correspondence true parallel
rough rough correspondence rough parallel
romantic romantic correspondence romantic parallel
Other adjectives: blue, historical, longest.

Both words in one sentence

  • Probably the closest parallel in English is "your humble servant", sometimes used in correspondence as a first person pronoun.
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