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epistolary
relating to letters or a story told through letters
Synonyms
- letter-writing
- correspondence-based
- letter-based
Antonyms
- oral
- spoken
- unwritten
epistolary in a sentence
The novel uses an epistolary form, unfolding through letters exchanged by two sisters.
The scholar examined the author's epistolary friendship through decades of private correspondence.
Where it comes from
From Latin epistola, meaning 'letter or message.'
Memory hook
EPISTOLARY begins like EPISTLE, a formal letter.
Read it in context
- The Case She Carried Narrative
- The Fault in the Bronze Science
Practice epistolary in the app