kirje — meaning in English

English meaning

• epistle noun A formal or literary letter, especially a long or public one, sometimes written in verse.
• letter noun A written symbol representing a sound of a language, used to build words; one character of the alphabet.
• line noun A long, thin mark or stroke, straight or curved, on a surface.

Senses

kirje is used for these senses in English:

• epistle One of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle to an individual or a community.
• letter A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.
• line A letter, a written form of communication.

epistle — full definition

1. noun A formal or literary letter, especially a long or public one, sometimes written in verse.
2. noun In Christianity, one of the New Testament letters written by an apostle, or a passage from it read during a church service.

letter — full definition

1. noun A written symbol representing a sound of a language, used to build words; one character of the alphabet.
2. noun A written message sent from one person to another, usually by post.

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