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epistle

/ɪˈpɪsl/noun

उच्चारण इपिसल

पत्र, (लंबा या महत्वपूर्ण) चिट्ठी

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    [C] formal or humorous

    a letter, especially a long or important one

    पत्र, (लंबा या महत्वपूर्ण) चिट्ठी

    • He sent his daughter a twelve-page epistle full of advice.
    • the Epistles of St Paul in the New Testament
    • She wrote a long epistle to her brother describing her new life in the city.
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    • The old epistle was kept in a box among the family papers.
    • Instead of a short note, he sent a four-page epistle.

    Synonyms letter missive communication

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e·pis·tle

With a silent t, pronounced /ɪˈpɪsl/ (like whistle and castle).

silent t के साथ, pronunciation /ɪˈpɪsl/ (whistle और castle की तरह)।

?Which word?

Keep the letter words together: epistle (formal letter), missive (letter, often long), memorandum or memo (short office note), circular (letter sent to many), bulletin (short official statement).

पत्र के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: epistle (औपचारिक पत्र), missive (पत्र, प्रायः लंबा), memorandum या memo (छोटा दफ़्तरी नोट), circular (कई लोगों को भेजा पत्र), bulletin (छोटा आधिकारिक वक्तव्य)।

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A letter, especially a formal one; a novel written in the form of letters is an epistolary novel.

'पत्र, विशेषकर औपचारिक' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; पत्रों के रूप में लिखा उपन्यास epistolary novel है।