Epistle

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/ɪpˈɪsəl/ · इपिसल

Meaning

A long, formal letter; also a poem in the form of a letter

हिंदी अर्थ

पत्र, ख़ासकर लंबा और औपचारिक

Example sentences

He wrote a four-page epistle to the board.

The epistle was read aloud at the meeting.

Daily use: Chaar page ki epistle likh di usne.

Word forms
Epistle nEpistolary adj
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Epistle याद रखने के लिए इसके 'pist' को 'post' की तरह पढ़िए। Epistle यानी post से भेजा गया लंबा पत्र — book के अनुसार कविता में लिखा पत्र। ध्यान दीजिए, 't' silent है: 'इपिसल'।

To remember EPISTLE, read the 'pist' in it like 'post'. An epistle is a long letter sent by post — in the book's sense, a letter written in verse. Note that the 't' is silent: say 'i-PIS-l'.

Exam note

Epistle = पत्र; options में memoir, chronicle, anthology और epitaph आते हैं; adjective epistolary यानी पत्रों के रूप में लिखा।

Epistle means a letter; options around it include memoir, chronicle, anthology and epitaph, and its adjective epistolary means written in the form of letters.

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