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Epistle

A writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a written communication; a letter; -- applied usually to formal, didactic, or elegant letters.

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Book 76% connected

A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many folded and bound sheets containing c…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Letter 76% connected

One who lets or permits; one who lets anything for hire.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Missive 76% connected

Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a letter missive.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Epistolary 74% connected

Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and correspondence; as, an epistolary style.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Epistolary 74% connected

Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and correspondence; as, an epistolary style.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Encyclical noun · 86% connection

a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world

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Invitation noun · 86% connection

a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something; "an invitation to lunch"; "she threw the invitat…

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Pastoral noun · 86% connection

a letter from a pastor to the congregation

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Approach pattern noun · 78% connection

the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport; "the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crow…

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Capital noun · 78% connection

one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "print…

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Capital letter noun · 78% connection

one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "print…

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Character noun · 78% connection

a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"

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Consonant noun · 78% connection

a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant

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Digram noun · 78% connection

two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: ‘sh’ in ‘shoe’)

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Digraph noun · 78% connection

two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: ‘sh’ in ‘shoe’)

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Double verb · 78% connection

do double duty; serve two purposes or have two functions; "She doubles as his wife and secretary"

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graph noun · 78% connection

a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"

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Grapheme noun · 78% connection

a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"

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Graphic symbol noun · 78% connection

a written symbol that is used to represent speech; "the Greek alphabet has 24 characters"

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Kick ass verb · 78% connection

be excellent or outstanding; "I'm enjoying this. I know. This rules!" - How I Met Your Mother! - The Duel (2005); "It rocks, but it ca…

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Majuscule noun · 78% connection

one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "print…

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A unknown · 78% connection

The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets. The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the…

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Address verb · 78% connection

A formal communication, either written or spoken; a discourse; a speech; a formal application to any one; a petition; a formal stateme…

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Alphabet noun · 78% connection

The letters of a language arranged in the customary order; the series of letters or signs which form the elements of written language.

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Apostle noun · 78% connection

A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in th…

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Apostrophe noun · 78% connection

The contraction of a word by the omission of a letter or letters, which omission is marked by the character ['] placed where the lette…

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Azymous adjective · 78% connection

Unleavened; unfermented. B () is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation, // 196, 220.) It is etymologi…

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Byzantine noun · 78% connection

A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. C (…

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deixis noun · 78% connection

the function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing; aspects of a communicatio…

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Direction noun · 78% connection

The name and residence of a person to whom any thing is sent, written upon the thing sent; superscription; address; as, the direction…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: writing, directed, sent, persons, written.
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Dispatch verb · 78% connection

A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; -- often us…

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Elegant adjective · 78% connection

Very choice, and hence, pleasing to good taste; characterized by grace, propriety, and refinement, and the absence of every thing offe…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: writing, directed, sent, persons, written.
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Epistolographic adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to the writing of letters; used in writing letters; epistolary.

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