- present tense form of letter (3rd person singular).
letters
Britishnoun
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literary knowledge, ability, or learning
a man of letters
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literary culture in general
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an official title, degree, etc, indicated by an abbreviation
letters after one's name
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Nowhere is this more apparent than in his letters to Zola, who defended Alfred Dreyfus, the Jewish-French army officer falsely accused of selling military secrets to the Germans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Not long after, the state officials began sending letters to homeowners detailing these soil testing results.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
An estimated 400 unopened letters were handed in to a Northern Ireland assembly member's office after being found "dumped" outside Londonderry, on Wednesday.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
PG&E recently sent letters to thousands of its customers, saying their projects could be delayed next year as it defers $2 billion in spending.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Douglass, the most famous Black man in America, exchanged frequent letters with Amy, writing, “Your family was always very dear to me …”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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