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Definitions for Letters

[1] a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
[2] a symbol or character that is conventionally used in writing and printing to represent a speech sound and that is part of an alphabet.
[3] a piece of printing type bearing such a symbol or character.
[4] a particular style of type.
[5] such types collectively.
[6] Often letters. a formal document granting a right or privilege.
[7] actual terms or wording; literal meaning, as distinct from implied meaning or intent (opposed to spirit): the letter of the law.
[8] letters, (used with a singular or plural verb ) literature in general. the profession of literature. learning; knowledge, especially of literature.
[9] an emblem consisting of the initial or monogram of a school, awarded to a student for extracurricular activity, especially in athletics.
[10] to mark or write with letters; inscribe.
[11] to earn a letter in an interscholastic or intercollegiate activity, especially a sport: He lettered in track at Harvard.
[12] to the letter , to the last particular; precisely: His orders were carried out to the letter.
[13] a person who lets, especially one who rents out property.
[14] literary knowledge, ability, or learning a man of letters
[15] literary culture in general
[16] an official title, degree, etc, indicated by an abbreviation letters after one's name
[17] any of a set of conventional symbols used in writing or printing a language, each symbol being associated with a group of phonetic values in the language; character of the alphabet
[18] a written or printed communication addressed to a person, company, etc, usually sent by post in an envelope Related adjective: epistolary
[19] the letter the strict legalistic or pedantic interpretation of the meaning of an agreement, document, etc; exact wording as distinct from actual intention (esp in the phrase the letter of the law ) Compare spirit 1 (def. 10)
[20] printing archaic a style of typeface a fancy letter
[21] to the letter following the literal interpretation or wording exactly attending to every detail
[22] to write or mark letters on (a sign, etc), esp by hand
[23] (tr) to set down or print using letters

Words related to Letters

ign, memo, memorandum, note, answer, report, reply, message, postcard, alphabet, cap, character, minuscule, capital, type, majuscule, rune, uncial, billet, dispatch

Words nearby Letters

letterletronne, lets, lett, lett., letted, letter, letter bomb, letter box, letter card, letter carrier, letter drop

Origin of Letters

21375–1425; late Middle English letere; see let1, -er1

Words that may be confused with Letters

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, letterletter, lighter, liter, litter

Other words from Letters

let·ter·er , noun
let·ter·less , adjective

Word origin for Letters

C13: from Old French lettre, from Latin littera letter of the alphabet

Synonyms for Letters

sign, ABCs, alphabet, cap, capital, character, majuscule, minuscule, rune, type, uncial, small letter