lettered

let·tered | \ ˈle-tərd

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Definition of lettered

1a : learned, educated

b : of, relating to, or characterized by learning : cultured

2 : inscribed with or as if with letters

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the lettered crowd is well acquainted with the author, but the average person probably hasn't heard of him

Recent Examples on the Web The lettered board was created by Assistant Superintendent Megan Millikin and showcases letters wrapped in individual promise cards. — Sam Boyer, cleveland, "Unexpected but magnificent guests landed in town: Whit & Whimsey," 22 Nov. 2019 The East Village of Jonathan Larson’s Rent is nonexistent, lettered avenues notwithstanding. — Lin-manuel Miranda, The Atlantic, "All Art Is Political," 8 Nov. 2019 The sleek, emerald green vehicle, with the E and O missing from the silver-lettered brand name across the hood, exuded historic charm. — Lisette Poole, Smithsonian, "Roaring Through Cuba With Che Guevara’s Son," 24 Oct. 2019 While there, his record as a lettered member of the Yale Champion Swimming Team and love of music led to other assignments and travel with the US Army / Europe Swimming Team and the US Army Band in Germany. — courant.com, "Roger W. Wardwell," 25 July 2019 The incident occurred during a senior picnic at Escondido High School, when students wearing lettered T-shirts stood together to spell out the N-word, according to ABC 10News. — Emma Sarran Webster, Teen Vogue, "California High School Students Spelled out Racist and Homophobic Slurs in Senior Photos," 1 Oct. 2018 The pleated green tartan kilt Ms. Plath wore as a Smith College undergraduate, with blue-lettered name tape affixed to the waistband, swished home with A.N. Devers, a writer and rare-books dealer based in North London, for $3,012. — Kate Bolick, New York Times, "Who Bought Sylvia Plath’s Stuff?," 21 Apr. 2018 Loxahatchee Groves Seminole Ridge High School NJHS — Saturday, April 21: Okeechobee Boulevard on lettered roads, A through F. Coordinator: Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association and Palm Beach County Adopt a Road Program. — Austen Erblat, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Earth, Arbor days activities planned in the western communities," 10 Apr. 2018 Kevin Kisner The overnight leader at seven under is being let down by his five-lettered first name. — Luke Kerr-dineen, USA TODAY, "One of these 3 players will win the PGA Championship," 13 Aug. 2017

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“Lettered.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lettered. Accessed 20 January 2020.

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