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Webster 1913 Edition


Epistolary

E-pis′to-la-ry

,
Adj.
[L.
epistolaris
, fr.
epistola
: cf. F.
épistolaire
.]
1.
Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and correspondence;
as, an
epistolary
style
.
2.
Contained in letters; carried on by letters.
“Epistolary correspondence.”
Addison.

Webster 1828 Edition


Epistolary

EPIS'TOLARY

,
Adj.
Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and correspondence; familiar; as an epistolary style.
1.
Contained in letters; carried on by letters; as an epistolary correspondence.