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e⋅pis⋅to⋅lar⋅y

  [i-pis-tl-er-ee]
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–adjective
1. contained in or carried on by letters: an epistolary friendship.
2. of, pertaining to, or consisting of letters.
Origin:
1650–60; < L epistolāris of, belonging to a letter. See epistle, -ar 1
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e·pis·to·lar·y   (ĭ-pĭs'tə-lěr'ē)   
adj.  

  1. Of or associated with letters or the writing of letters.

  2. Being in the form of a letter: epistolary exchanges.

  3. Carried on by or composed of letters: an epistolary friendship.


[From Latin epistolāris, from epistola, epistle; see epistle.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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