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noun. A written symbol or character representing a speech sound and being a component of an alphabet.

noun. A written symbol or character used in the graphemic representation of a word, such as the h in Thames.

noun. A written or printed communication directed to a person or organization.

noun. A certified document granting rights to its bearer.

noun. Literal meaning.

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noun. Literary culture; belles-lettres.

noun. Learning or knowledge, especially of literature.

noun. Literature or writing as a profession.

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noun. A piece of type that prints a single character.

noun. A specific style of type.

noun. The characters in one style of type.

noun. An emblem in the shape of the initial of a school awarded for outstanding performance, especially in varsity athletics.

intransitive verb. To write letters on.

intransitive verb. To write in letters.

intransitive verb. To write or form letters.

intransitive verb. To earn a school letter, as for outstanding athletic achievement.

idiom. (to the letter) To the last detail; exactly.

noun. One who lets, retards, or hinders.

noun. One who lets or permits.

noun. One who lets for hire.

To impress or engrave letters on; mark or stamp with a title or an inscription: as, to letter a book; a lettered stone or print.

noun. A mark or sign used to represent a sound of the human voice; a conventional representation of one of the primary elements of speech; an alphabetical character.

noun. In printing, a type bearing an alphabetical character: as, an initial letter; broken letters.

noun. Alphabetical representation in general; characters used in writing or printing collectively; hence, in printing, movable type as constituting complete fonts: as, black-letter (either in manuscript or impression, or as type); plenty or scarcity of letter.

noun. A missive communication made by the use of letters.

noun. An official or legal document granting some right, authority, or privilege to the person or persons addressed or named in it: as, letters patent; letters of administration.

noun. An inscription.

noun. Literal or exact meaning; unglossed signification; that which is most plainly expressed by the words used: as, to adhere to the letter of the text.

noun. plural Literature in general; hence, knowledge derivedfrom books; literary culture; erudition: as, the republic of letters; a man of letters.

noun. In musical notation, same as letter-name.

noun. In English law: A letter of courtesy written by the lord chancellor to any peer, peeress, or bishop against whom a bill is filed, informing the party of the complaint and requesting an appearance, sent in lieu of summons.

noun. A letter from the sovereign addressed to a dean and chapter, naming the person whom they are required to elect as bishop. Also called royal letter. See extract under royal letter.

noun. See the adjectives.

noun. One who retards or hinders.

noun. One who lets or permits; one who lets anything for hire.

transitive verb. To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words.

noun. A mark or character used as the representative of a sound, or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a first element of written language.

noun. A written or printed communication; a message expressed in intelligible characters on something adapted to conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle.

noun. A writing; an inscription.

noun. Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact signification or requirement.

noun. A single type; type, collectively; a style of type.

noun. Learning; erudition.

noun. A letter; an epistle.

noun. A telegram longer than an ordinary message sent at rates lower than the standard message rate in consideration of its being sent and delivered subject to priority in service of regular messages. Such telegrams are called by the Western Union Company day letters, or night letters according to the time of sending, and by The Postal Telegraph Company day lettergrams, or night lettergrams.

noun. etc. See under Dead, Drop, etc.

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noun. a book in which copies of letters are kept.

ancillary letters  apostolic letters  ascending letter  before the letter  body letter  

drop letter  letter of credit  letters clause  

lettered  lettering  

accolade  award  earn  garner  honor  

epistle  missive  

better  bettor  debtor  detter  etter  

Time  book  boy  company  daughters  

PP  RD  RFD  accurately  acknowledgment  

day lettergrams  day letters  night lettergrams  night letters  

lettered  lettering  letters