epistolographyn.

Brit.

/ᵻˌpɪstəˈlɒɡrəfi/, U.S.

/ᵻˌpɪstəˈlɑɡrəfi/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin epistolographia.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin epistolographia letter-writing (1611 or earlier) < Hellenistic Greek ἐπιστολογράϕος letter-writer, secretary (see epistolographer n.) + classical Latin -ia -y suffix³. Compare French épistolographie (1755 or earlier).

Chiefly formal. rare.

Letter writing.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > correspondence > letter-writing > [noun]

epistolizing1602

letter writing1637

epistolography1785

epistolization1803

lettering1813

letterizing1824

1785 Mem. Literary & Philos. Soc. Manch. 2 288 The Epistolography..of the former people [sc. Egyptians].

1888 M. Aragnos in Amer. Ann. Deaf Apr. 102 Epistolography amounts almost to a passion with Helen.

1984 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Apr. 427/3 The Alexander Romance shows the vogue for epistolography by inserting letters.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	epistolography
释义	epistolographyn. Brit. /ᵻˌpɪstəˈlɒɡrəfi/, U.S. /ᵻˌpɪstəˈlɑɡrəfi/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin epistolographia. Etymology: < post-classical Latin epistolographia letter-writing (1611 or earlier) < Hellenistic Greek ἐπιστολογράϕος letter-writer, secretary (see epistolographer n.) + classical Latin -ia -y suffix³. Compare French épistolographie (1755 or earlier). Chiefly formal. rare. Letter writing. ΘΚΠ society > communication > correspondence > letter-writing > [noun] epistolizing1602 letter writing1637 epistolography1785 epistolization1803 lettering1813 letterizing1824 1785 Mem. Literary & Philos. Soc. Manch. 2 288 The Epistolography..of the former people [sc. Egyptians]. 1888 M. Aragnos in Amer. Ann. Deaf Apr. 102 Epistolography amounts almost to a passion with Helen. 1984 Times Lit. Suppl. 20 Apr. 427/3 The Alexander Romance shows the vogue for epistolography by inserting letters. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1785
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