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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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Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The project got a $1,500 grant for new gold-and-black lettered signs.
—Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
The article is about a lettered French scientist speculating about what life would be like on other planets.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2010
Keycaps Keycaps are the plastic, lettered buttons that make up the face of the keyboard.
—Chris Coke, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2023
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The numbered and lettered speaker columns near the main stage are always a good option.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The project got a $1,500 grant for new gold-and-black lettered signs.
—Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
The article is about a lettered French scientist speculating about what life would be like on other planets.
—Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2010
Keycaps Keycaps are the plastic, lettered buttons that make up the face of the keyboard.
—Chris Coke, Popular Mechanics, 23 Aug. 2023
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“Lettered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lettered. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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