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letter
1[ let-er ]
/ ˈlɛt ər /
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noun
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.
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Idioms about letter
to the letter, to the last particular; precisely: His orders were carried out to the letter.
Origin of letter
1First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English, variant of lettre, from Old French, from Latin littera “alphabetic character”; in plural, “epistle, literature”
synonym study for letter
8. See literature.
OTHER WORDS FROM letter
let·ter·er, nounlet·ter·less, adjectiveWords nearby letter
Other definitions for letter (2 of 2)
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[ let-er ]
/ ˈlɛt ər /
noun Chiefly British.
a person who lets, especially one who rents out property.
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British Dictionary definitions for letter
letter
/ (ˈlɛtə) /
noun
verb
to write or mark letters on (a sign, etc), esp by hand
(tr) to set down or print using letters
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Derived forms of letter
letterer, nounWord Origin for letter
C13: from Old French lettre, from Latin littera letter of the alphabet
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