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epistle

Main Entry:: epis·tle
Pronunciation:: \i-ˈpi-səl\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, letter, Epistle, from Anglo-French, from Latin epistula, epistola letter, from Greek epistolē message, letter, from epistellein to send to, from epi- + stellein to send
Date:: 13th century

1capitalized a: one of the letters adopted as books of the New Testament b: a liturgical lection usually from one of the New Testament Epistles2 a: letter; especially : a formal or elegant letter b: a composition in the form of a letter

— epis·tler

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\-ˈpi-sə-lər\ noun

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