covering-letter

covering letter

noun
a letter that accompanies another letter, a package, or the like, to explain, commend, etc.
Also, cover letter.


Origin:
1885–90

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covering letter
 
n
an accompanying letter sent as an explanation, introduction, or record

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Covering-letter is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
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