🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

epistolarisch

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.pɪs.toˈlaː.ʁɪʃ/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Epistolary/ɪˈpɪs.tə.ler.i/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Autor nutzte einen epistolaren Stil für sein neues Buch."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or contained in letters.

    "The historian uncovered a rich epistolary collection detailing the daily struggles of the soldiers."
  2. 2

    Carried on by means of letters; consisting of letters.

    "Their decades-long friendship was maintained entirely through an engaging epistolary exchange."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin word 'epistolarius', stemming from the Classical Latin 'epistola', which originates from the Greek 'epistolē', meaning a message or letter sent. Entering the English language in the late 16th century, the term initially pertained directly to letters and correspondence, later expanding in literary contexts to describe narratives structured through letters or diary entries.

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