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Collins English-English Dictionary
- epistle
[ɪ'pɪsəl]
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n
a letter, esp one that is long, formal, or didactic
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2.
n
a literary work in letter form, esp a dedicatory verse letter of a type originated by Horace
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3.
n
[Etymology]
Old English epistol, via Latin from Greek epistole, from epistellein to send to, from stellein to prepare, send
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