Definition of to the letter
:exactly or precisely
- obey the law to the 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 direct or personal written or printed message addressed to a person or organization
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: a written communication containing a grant
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: to set down in letters : print
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: to mark with letters
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: to win an athletic letter
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: one that rents or leases
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