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adjective

ˈle-tərd How to pronounce lettered (audio)
Definition of letterednext
as in literate
having or displaying advanced knowledge or education the lettered crowd is well acquainted with the author, but the average reader probably hasn't heard of him

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lettered

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verb

past tense of letter
as in printed

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Recent Examples of lettered
Adjective
The divisions are lettered from Alpha through Lima; some are smaller, some a little bigger, depending on how challenging the search areas are, McQuarrie told CNN. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for lettered
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lettered
  1. literate
  2. printed
  3. educated
  4. penned
  5. scholarly
  6. inked
  7. wrote
  8. inscribed
Adjective
  • The literate era will prove to be a brief interlude between the oral and digital ages.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Big Deal Gartner predicts that by 2028, 20% of finance organizations will no longer hire or develop non-digitally literate talent.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Definition of literate
Verb
  • The manga has printed over 250 million copies in more than 60 countries and territories.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 9 July 2026
  • What’s sitting in that dog food storage container may no longer match the nutrition printed on the label.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
Definition of printed
Adjective
  • The anti-Trump rage, the surge of younger, more educated progressive voters, the hunger for someone willing to fight on affordability with policy, message, and tone, in Albany and Washington — all of it was hiding in plain sight for anyone looking at the data rather than the tired, old playbook.
    — Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 28 June 2026
  • Also, the participants who volunteered for the study were generally healthier, more educated and more often female than the general French population, the researchers noted.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
Definition of educated
Verb
  • Jagger penned new lyrics, recorded new vocals, and presto — the band made its last classic.
    — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Stepping back from these intimate, personal breakthroughs, the series’ broader conflict over land ownership comes to a head in the penultimate episode, which was penned by Cherokee writer Tom Hanada and helmed by Navajo filmmaker Sydney Freeland.
    — Max Gao, IndieWire, 10 July 2026
Definition of penned
Adjective
  • These collective actions are crucial to safeguard scholarly inquiry and faculty independence against political interference.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • The people who’ll thrive aren’t necessarily the most experienced or scholarly.
    — Eric Francia, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Definition of scholarly
Verb
  • The city inked a $50,000 contract with Warner Brothers to offset demolition costs.
    — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • The reality star and singer, 41, had her dad’s signature black sunglasses inked onto her upper leg by artist Miles Langford at the London Eye observation wheel on Thursday.
    — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
Definition of inked
Verb
  • Zach Wichter is a travel reporter and wrote the Cruising Altitude column for USA TODAY.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Long also wrote over the clip, which showed the family of three sitting by the water and opening a bottle of champagne.
    — Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of wrote
Verb
  • When the Library of Alexandria disappeared, the knowledge inscribed on its scrolls was lost forever.
    — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • The most notable finds were a group of gold coins dated to the reign of Roman emperor Constantius II, who ruled between 337 and 361, and a collection of about 200 ostraca—pottery fragments used as writing surfaces—inscribed in Coptic and Greek.
    — Anne Doran for ARTnews, Robb Report, 7 July 2026
Definition of inscribed

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