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Epistolary vs Correspondent - What's the difference?

epistolary | correspondent |

As nouns the difference between epistolary and correspondent

is that epistolary is a christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the new testament epistles while correspondent is someone who or something which corresponds.

As adjectives the difference between epistolary and correspondent

is that epistolary is of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters while correspondent is corresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous.

epistolary

English

Noun

  • a Christian liturgical book containing set readings for church services from the New Testament Epistles.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • of or relating to letters, or the writing of letters
  • carried on by written correspondence
  • in the manner of written correspondence
  • epistolary style
    an epistolary novel

    References

    correspondent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Corresponding; suitable; adapted; congruous.
  • * Hooker
  • Action correspondent or repugnant unto the law.
  • (with to or with) Conforming; obedient.
  • * 1610 , , act 1 scene 2
  • : Pardon, master: / I will be correspondent to command, / And do my spriting gently.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who or something which corresponds.
  • A journalist who sends reports to his newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location.
  • Derived terms

    * correspondential * correspondently * correspondentship * foreign correspondent

    Hyponyms

    * stringer

    See also

    * corespondent * in Wikipedia

    References

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