letter
1[ let-er ]
/ ˈlɛt ər /
noun
verb (used with object)
to mark or write with letters; inscribe.
verb (used without object)
to earn a letter in an interscholastic or intercollegiate activity, especially a sport: He lettered in track at Harvard.
Words nearby letter
letronne, lets, lett, lett., letted, letter, letter bomb, letter box, letter card, letter carrier, letter drop
Idioms for letter
to the letter, to the last particular; precisely: His orders were carried out to the letter.
Origin of letter
11175–1225; Middle English, variant of lettre < Old French < Latin littera alphabetic character, in plural, epistle, literature
OTHER WORDS FROM letter
let·ter·er, nounlet·ter·less, adjectiveDefinition for letter (2 of 2)
letter2
[ 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
See also letters
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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Idioms and Phrases with letter
letter
In addition to the idiom beginning with letter
- letter of the law
also see:
- bread and butter letter
- crank call (letter)
- dead letter
- four-letter word
- poison-pen letter
- red-letter day
- to the letter
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