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epistolary
e·pis·to·lar·y E0183100 (ĭ-pĭs′tə-lĕr′ē)adj.1. Of or associated with letters or the writing of letters.2. Being in the form of a letter: epistolary exchanges.3. Carried on by or composed of letters: an epistolary friendship.
[From Latin epistolāris, from epistola, epistle; see epistle.]epistolary (ɪˈpɪstələrɪ) or archaic epistolatoryadj1. relating to, denoting, conducted by, or contained in letters2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (of a novel or other work) constructed in the form of a series of letterse•pis•to•lar•y (ɪˈpɪs tlˌɛr i)
adj. 1. contained in or carried on by letters: an epistolary friendship. 2. of, pertaining to, or consisting of letters. 3. written in the form of a series of letters: an epistolary novel. [1650–60; < Latin epistolāris. See epistle, -ar1] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | epistolary - written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence; "an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs"; "the epistolatory novel"epistolatoryinformal - used of spoken and written language |
Translationsepistolary
epistolary (archaic), epistolatory (of a novel or other work) constructed in the form of a series of letters epistolary
Synonyms for epistolaryadj written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondenceSynonymsRelated Words |