epistolary
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)
- Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
- Carried on by written correspondence.
- an epistolary relationship
- In the manner of written correspondence.
- epistolary style
- an epistolary novel
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Noun
epistolary (plural epistolaries)
- (Christianity) A Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “epistolary”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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