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Meaning of 'letter' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Letter [ n.]
- One who lets or permits; one who lets anything for hire.
- One who retards or hinders.
- A mark or character used as the representative of a sound, or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a first element of written language.
- A written or printed communication; a message expressed in intelligible characters on something adapted to conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle.
- A writing; an inscription.
- Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact signification or requirement.
- A single type; type, collectively; a style of type.
- Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters.
- A letter; an epistle.
2 . Letter [ v. t.]
- To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words; as, a book gilt and lettered.

Meaning of 'letter' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . letter [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
Example in sentence:
  • he followed instructions to the letter;
  • he obeyed the letter of the law
Meaning (2):
- an award earned by participation in a school sport
Example in sentence:
  • he won letters in three sports
Meaning (3):
- the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
Example in sentence:
  • his grandmother taught him his letters
Meaning (4):
- a written message addressed to a person or organization
Example in sentence:
  • mailed an indignant letter to the editor

Nearby Words:

let let-alone let-off let-up letch letchy lete leten lethal lethality

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