epistolary

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English

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Etymology

1650s, from French épistolaire, from Latin *epistolarium, from epistola (“letter”) (English epistle) + -arium,[1] from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ) from ἐπιστέλλω (epistéllō, “I send a message”) from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I prepare, send”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: e‧pis‧to‧la‧ry
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Adjective

epistolary (comparative more epistolary, superlative most epistolary)

  1. Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
  2. Carried on by written correspondence.
    an epistolary relationship
  3. In the manner of written correspondence.
    epistolary style
    an epistolary novel

Translations

Translations

Noun

epistolary (plural epistolaries)

  1. (Christianity) A Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “epistolary”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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