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a message on paper from one person or group to another he faithfully wrote her a letter every week they were apart Synonyms dispatch, epistle, memo, memorandum, missive, note Related Words billet-doux, open letter; airmail, card, electronic mail, e-mail, junk mail, mail, postal card, postcard; communication, report; encyclical

letter

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the owner of land or housing that is rented to another it is the letter of the apartment—not the lessee—who is responsible for basic repair and upkeep Synonyms lessor, letter, renterRelated Words landlady; laird, landholder, landowner; proprietor; slumlordAntonyms lessee, lodger, roomer, tenant

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