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e·pis·tle
 epistle
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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a letter, esp. one having a formal subject or tone.
The principal read the parents' lengthy epistle and considered what could be done about their son. |
| definition 2: |
(cap.) one of the letters from apostles to early Christians, included as a book in the New Testament.
I'm reading Paul's epistles to the Corinthians. |
| related words: |
letter |
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