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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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Adrienne Lett had gone to bed around 10 p.m., but was awakened by a banging noise sometime after 4 a.m.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2025

“I’m almost finished so I can get down the hill for supplies and a generator,” Lett said Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 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

Lett, a two-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman who played on all three Super Bowl-winning Dallas teams in the 1990s, just finished his 12th season on the staff.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2023

"Your fiancée is having a great success," Mrs. Braddocks looked out on the floor where Georgette was dancing in the arms of the tall, dark one, called Lett.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

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