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epistolary

American  
[ih-pis-tl-er-ee] / ɪˈpɪs tlˌɛr i /

adjective

  1. contained in or carried on by letters.

    an epistolary friendship.

  2. of, relating to, or consisting of letters.

epistolary British  
/ ɪˈpɪstələrɪ /

adjective

  1. relating to, denoting, conducted by, or contained in letters

  2. (of a novel or other work) constructed in the form of a series of letters

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Other Word Forms

  • unepistolary adjective

Etymology

Origin of epistolary

First recorded in 1620–30; from Late Latin epistolārius, from Latin epistolāris “of, belonging to a letter; pertaining to letter writing”; epistle, -ar 1

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