transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈpi-səl ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, letter, Epistle, from Anglo-French, from Latin epistula, epistola letter, from Greek epistolē message, letter, from epistellein to send to, from epi- + stellein to send
Date: 13th century
1. capitalized
a. : one of the letters adopted as books of the New Testament
b. : a liturgical lection usually from one of the New Testament Epistles
2.
a. : letter ; especially : a formal or elegant letter
b. : a composition in the form of a letter
• epis·tler -ˈpi-sə-lər noun