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letter
1[let-er]
noun
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
a symbol or character that is conventionally used in writing and printing to represent a speech sound and that is part of an alphabet.
a piece of printing type bearing such a symbol or character.
a particular style of type.
such types collectively.
Often letters a formal document granting a right or privilege.
actual terms or wording; literal meaning, as distinct from implied meaning or intent (spirit ).
the letter of the law.
(used with a singular or plural verb)Ìýletters,
literature in general.
the profession of literature.
learning; knowledge, especially of literature.
an emblem consisting of the initial or monogram of a school, awarded to a student for extracurricular activity, especially in athletics.
verb (used with object)
to mark or write with letters; inscribe.
I picked up the crossword and lettered in P-E-A-R-L for the final clue.
verb (used without object)
to earn a letter in an interscholastic or intercollegiate activity, especially a sport.
He lettered in track at Harvard.
letter
2[let-er]
noun
a person who lets, especially one who rents out property.
letter
/ ˈ±ôÉ›³ÙÉ™ /
noun
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
a written or printed communication addressed to a person, company, etc, usually sent by post in an envelope
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
archaicÌýprinting a style of typeface
a fancy letter
following the literal interpretation or wording exactly
attending to every detail
verb
to write or mark letters on (a sign, etc), esp by hand
(tr) to set down or print using letters
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- letterer noun
- letterless adjective
- ˈ±ô±ð³Ù³Ù±ð°ù±ð°ù noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of letter1
Origin of letter2
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of letter1
Idioms and Phrases
to the letter, to the last particular; precisely.
His orders were carried out to the letter.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The letter added that no deal had yet been made with a developer.
Now “those three letters†— ALS — hit him every morning when he wakes up, he said.
Dramatizations, love letters, photographs and home videos paint a portrait of a happy couple who squirreled a life for themselves away from the public eye.
The situation worsens when LLIAM, appalled by how its work has been misused, turns the tables by revealing users’ sins and transgressions in a series of letters sent to victims that begin: “We must confess.â€
He said the printing process was "highly complex and technical" with each letter arranged backwards and several pages printed on one sheet.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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