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letter

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noun (1)

let·​ter ˈle-tər How to pronounce letter (audio)
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: a symbol usually written or printed representing a speech sound and constituting a unit of an alphabet
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a
: a direct or personal written or printed message addressed to a person or organization
b
: a written communication containing a grant
usually used in plural
3
letters plural in form but singular or plural in construction
b
4
: the strict or outward sense or significance
the letter of the law
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a
: a single piece of type
b
: a style of type
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: the initial of a school awarded to a student for achievement usually in athletics

letter

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verb

lettered; lettering; letters

transitive verb

1
: to set down in letters : print
2
: to mark with letters

intransitive verb

: to win an athletic letter
letterer noun

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noun (2)

let·​ter ˈle-tər How to pronounce letter (audio)
: one that rents or leases

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Anglo-French lettre, from Latin littera letter of the alphabet, litterae, plural, epistle, literature

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1504, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (2)

1552, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of letter was in the 13th century

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