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1epistolary
adjective epis·to·lary \i-ˈpis-tə-ˌler-ē, ˌe-pi-ˈstȯ-lə-rē\
: of or relating to a letter : suitable to a letter
: written in the form of a series of letters
Full Definition of EPISTOLARY
1
: of, relating to, or suitable to a letter
2
: contained in or carried on by letters <an endless sequence of…epistolary love affairs — Times Literary Supplement>
3
: written in the form of a series of letters <an epistolary novel>
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First Known Use of EPISTOLARY
circa 1656
Rhymes with EPISTOLARY
apothecary, bicentenary, confectionary, confectionery, consigliere, constabulary, contemporary, deflationary, disciplinary, discretionary, diversionary, exclusionary, expansionary, extemporary, extraordinary, fiduciary, hereditary, illusionary, imaginary, incendiary, inflationary, insanitary, intercalary, involuntary, itinerary, judiciary, lending library, marionberry, obituary, olallieberry, on the contrary, pecuniary, pituitary, precautionary, preliminary, presidiary, probationary, proprietary, provisionary, reactionary, subliterary, subsidiary, tercentenary, unnecessary, veterinary, vocabulary, voluptuary
2epistolary
noun
plural epistolar·ies
Definition of EPISTOLARY
: a lectionary containing a body of liturgical epistles
First Known Use of EPISTOLARY
circa 1900
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