Epistolary
[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.
/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
adj.
1650s, from French épistolaire, from Latin epistolaris, from epistola (see epistle).
Read Also:
- Epistolary-novel
noun 1. a novel written in the form of a series of letters.
- Epistoler
[ih-pis-tl-er] /ɪˈpɪs tl ər/ noun 1. Also, epistolist. a writer of an epistle. 2. the person who reads or chants the epistle in the Eucharistic service.
- Epistolize
[ih-pis-tl-ahyz] /ɪˈpɪs tlˌaɪz/ verb (used without object), epistolized, epistolizing. 1. to write a letter. verb (used with object), epistolized, epistolizing. 2. to write a letter to.
- Epistolic
[ep-uh-stol-ik] /ˌɛp əˈstɒl ɪk/ adjective 1. .
- Epistolography
[ih-pis-tl-og-ruh-fee] /ɪˌpɪs tlˈɒg rə fi/ noun 1. the practices and principles of letter writing; art of epistolary composition.