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e·pis·tle [ i píss'l ] (plural e·pis·tles)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. letter: a long formal letter, often intended to provide instruction ( formal )

2. book in letter form: a literary work in the form of a letter

[12th century. Directly or via French< Latin epistola< Greek epistolē "something sent" < stellein "send"]
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