epistle

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \i-ˈpi-səl\
- /ɪˈpɪs.l̩/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \i-ˈpi-səl\

Definitions of epistle word

noun epistle letter, written correspondence 1
countable noun epistle An epistle is a letter. 0
countable noun epistle In the Bible, the Epistles are a series of books in the New Testament which were originally written as letters to the early Christians. 0
noun epistle a letter, esp one that is long, formal, or didactic 0
noun epistle a literary work in letter form, esp a dedicatory verse letter of a type originated by Horace 0
noun epistle any of the apostolic letters of Saints Paul, Peter, James, Jude, or John 0

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Parts of speech for Epistle

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adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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epistle popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for epistle

noun epistle

letter — a person who lets, especially one who rents out property.
missive — a written message; letter.
communication — Communications are the systems and processes that are used to communicate or broadcast information, especially by means of electricity or radio waves.
message — a communication containing some information, news, advice, request, or the like, sent by messenger, telephone, email, or other means.
dispatch — to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body of troops, etc.

All 19 Synonyms of epistle