letter
1let·ter
noun \ˈle-tər\Definition of LETTER
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: a symbol usually written or printed representing a speech sound and constituting a unit of an alphabet
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a : a direct or personal written or printed message addressed to a person or organization b : a written communication containing a grant —usually used in plural
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: the strict or outward sense or significance <the letter of the law>
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a : a single piece of type b : a style of type
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: the initial of a school awarded to a student for achievement usually in athletics
Origin of LETTER
Middle English, from Anglo-French lettre, from Latin littera letter of the alphabet, litterae, plural, epistle, literature
First Known Use: 13th century
2letter
verbDefinition of LETTER
transitive verb
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: to mark with letters
intransitive verb
: to win an athletic letter
— let·ter·er \-tər-ər\ noun
First Known Use of LETTER
1668
3let·ter
noun \ˈle-tər\Definition of LETTER
: one that rents or leases
First Known Use of LETTER
1552
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