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Lett

1 American  
[let] / lɛt /

noun

  1. a member of a people, the chief inhabitants of Latvia, living on or near the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea; Latvian.

  2. Latvian.

Lett. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Lettish.

Lett British  
/ lɛt /

noun

  1. another name for a Latvian

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Lett woke up her 30-year-old daughter, and then called her brother, who lived nearby.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

Lett guessed that the smoke had put her and her daughter “in a relaxed mode,” and said the man who banged on the window had saved their lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

“I never even made it to $10 an hour,” said Ms. Lett, who retired in 2007, after four decades of factory and distribution center work.

From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2023

The others are offensive line coach and former Miami head coach Joe Philbin, running backs coach Skip Peete, assistant defensive line coach Leon Lett and quality control analyst Kyle Valero.

From Washington Post • Jan. 26, 2023

The tall dark one, called Lett, said: "Don't you be rash."

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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