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missive vs epistle

epistle vs missive

missive and epistle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
missive Yes No No No
epistle Yes No No No
As nouns, epistle is a hyponym of missive; that is, epistle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than missive:
  • missive: a written message addressed to a person or organization
  • epistle: a specially long, formal letter
missive (noun) epistle (noun)
a written message addressed to a person or organization a specially long, formal letter
Difference between missive and epistle

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