Epistology
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The study of letters and epistles. uncountable
"Chapter Five is an analysis of several poems further to clarify Carew’s ideas, and six, “The Crown of Bays” treats other genres of Carew’s poetry—epistology and elegy."
Example
More examples"Chapter Five is an analysis of several poems further to clarify Carew’s ideas, and six, “The Crown of Bays” treats other genres of Carew’s poetry—epistology and elegy."
Etymology
From Latin epistola or its etymon Ancient Greek ἐπῐστολή (epĭstolḗ) + -ology.
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