epistolary

Meanings

Plural: epistolaries

Adjective Satellite

written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence
- "an endless sequence of epistolary love affairs"

Adj

Of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters.
Carried on by written correspondence.
In the manner of written correspondence.

Noun

A Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.

Origin / Etymology

1620s, from Latin epistolārius, from epistola (“letter”) (English epistle) + -ārius, from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή (epistolḗ) from ἐπιστέλλω (epistéllō, “I send a message”) from ἐπί (epí, “upon”) + στέλλω (stéllō, “I prepare, send”). For the noun, compare Middle English pistelarie and Old English pistelari, both from Medieval Latin epistolārium, possibly via an unattested *epistelari, *epistolarie.

Synonyms

epistolatory

Scrabble Score: 15

epistolary is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 16

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