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▸ noun:  A literary composition in the form of a letter or series of letters, especially one in verse.
▸ noun:  (chiefly literary or humorous) A letter, especially one which is formal or issued publicly.
▸ noun:  (specifically, historical) Chiefly with a qualifying word, as in epistle dedicatory: a letter of dedication addressed to a patron or reader published as a preface to a literary work.
▸ noun:  (Christianity)
▸ noun:  One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.
▸ noun:  An extract from a New Testament epistle (sense 3.1) or book other than a gospel which is read during a church service, chiefly the Eucharist.
▸ verb:  (transitive)
▸ verb:  (chiefly literary or humorous) To write (something) in, or in the form of, a letter.
▸ verb:  (chiefly literary or humorous, archaic) To write a letter to (someone).
▸ verb:  (rare) To write (something) as an introduction or preface to a literary work; also, to provide (a literary work) with an introduction or preface.
▸ verb:  (intransitive, chiefly literary or humorous)
▸ verb:  To write a letter.
▸ verb:  To communicate with someone through a letter.
▸ noun:  Alternative letter-case form of epistle:
▸ noun:  One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.
▸ noun:  An extract from a New Testament epistle (sense 1.1) or book other than a gospel which is read during a church service, chiefly the Eucharist.

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