epistolography

[ ih-pis-tl-og-ruh-fee ]
/ ɪˌpɪs tlˈɒg rə fi /

noun

the practices and principles of letter writing; art of epistolary composition.

Origin of epistolography

1885–90; < Latin epistol(a) epistle + -o- + -graphy

Words nearby epistolography

epistolary, epistolary novel, epistoler, epistolic, epistolize, epistolography, epistrophe, epistropheus, epistyle, episyllogism, epit.

Example sentences from the Web for epistolography

  • It is hardly strange that Callirhoe concealed this masterpiece of epistolography from her jealous husband, Chaereas.

    Essays on the Greek Romances |Elizabeth Hazelton Haight