Main Entry:

¹epis·to·lary

Pronunciation:

\i-ˈpis-tə-ˌler-ē, ˌe-pi-ˈstȯ-lə-rē\

Function:

adjective

Date:

circa 1656

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>