Epistolary

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: e + pis + to + la + ry

Origin

1650s, from French épistolaire, from Latin epistolaris, from Latin epistola ("letter") (English epistle),

Online Etymology Dictionary

from Ancient Greek ἐπιστολή from ἐπιστέλλω (epistellō, "I send a message") from ἐπί (epi, "upon") + στέλλω (stellō, "I prepare, send").

Full definition of epistolary

Adjective

1. of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters
2. carried on by written correspondence
3. in the manner of written correspondenceepistolary stylean epistolary novel

Related terms

• epistle