Definition of epistolary
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: of, relating to, or suitable to a letter
2
: contained in or carried on by letters
an endless sequence of … epistolary love affairs — The Times Literary Supplement (London)
3
: written in the form of a series of letters
an epistolary novel
epistolary
noun
plural epistolaries
Definition of epistolary (Entry 2 of 2)
: a lectionary containing a body of liturgical epistles
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The first known use of epistolary was circa 1656
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