e|pis|to|lar|y

e|pis|to|lar|y
e|pis|to|lar|y «ih PIHS tuh LEHR ee», adjective.
1. carried on by letters; contained in letters: »

an epistolary correspondence.

2. of letters; suitable for writing letters: »

an epistolary style.

3. given to writing letters: »

The female…is by nature a much more epistolary animal than the male (C. S. Lewis).

4. written in the form of a series of letters: »

an epistolary novel.


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