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let·ter·ing    Audio Help   [let-er-ing] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act or process of inscribing with or making letters.
2.the letters in an inscription; calligraphy.

[Origin: 1635–45; letter1 + -ing1]
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let·ter    Audio Help   (lět'ər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A written symbol or character representing a speech sound and being a component of an alphabet.
    2. A written symbol or character used in the graphemic representation of a word, such as the h in Thames. See Note at Thames.
    3. Literary culture; belles-lettres.
    4. Learning or knowledge, especially of literature.
    5. Literature or writing as a profession.
    6. A piece of type that prints a single character.
    7. A specific style of type.
    8. The characters in one style of type.
  1. A written or printed communication directed to a person or organization.
  2. A certified document granting rights to its bearer. Often used in the plural.
  3. Literal meaning: had to adhere to the letter of the law.
  4. letters (used with a sing. verb)
    1. Literary culture; belles-lettres.
    2. Learning or knowledge, especially of literature.
    3. Literature or writing as a profession.
    4. A piece of type that prints a single character.
    5. A specific style of type.
    6. The characters in one style of type.
  5. Printing
    1. A piece of type that prints a single character.
    2. A specific style of type.
    3. The characters in one style of type.
  6. An emblem in the shape of the initial of a school awarded for outstanding performance, especially in varsity athletics.

v.   let·tered, let·ter·ing, let·ters

v.   tr.
  1. To write letters on.
  2. To write in letters.

v.   intr.
  1. To write or form letters.
  2. To earn a school letter, as for outstanding athletic achievement: She lettered in three collegiate sports.


[Middle English, from Old French lettre, from Latin littera, perhaps from Etruscan, from Greek diphtherā, hide, leather, writing surface.]

let'ter·er n.
Synonyms: These nouns denote a written communication directed to another: received a letter of complaint; the Epistles of the New Testament; a missive of condolence; a thank-you note.

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let·ter·ing    Audio Help   (lět'ər-ĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act, process, or art of forming letters.
  2. Letters inscribed, as on a sign.

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lettering

noun
letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something [syn: inscription

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ˈlettering1 noun
the way in which letters are formed
Example: the art of lettering
Arabic: فَن كتابَة الحُروف
Chinese (Simplified): 写字
Chinese (Traditional): 刻字, 寫字, 印字
Czech: písmo
Danish: skrift; skrifttype
Dutch: het letteren
Estonian: kiri
Finnish: kirjoitus
French: lettrage
German: die Beschriftung
Greek: σχεδίαση γραμμάτων
Hungarian: betűtípus
Icelandic: það að áletra
Indonesian: pembuatan huruf
Italian: lettering, scrittura
Japanese: レタリング
Korean: 글자를 쓰는 일
Latvian: burtu rakstība
Lithuanian: šriftas
Norwegian: skrifttype, bokstavtegning
Polish: liternictwo
Portuguese (Brazil): letreiramento
Portuguese (Portugal): ortografia
Romanian: inscripţionare
Russian: шрифт
Slovak: písmo
Slovenian: pisava
Spanish: rotulación
Swedish: textning
Turkish: harflerin yazımı, harfleme
ˈlettering2 noun
letters which have been drawn, painted etc
Example: He repainted the lettering over the shop door.
Arabic: الحُروف المكتوبَه أو المنقوشَه
Chinese (Simplified): 印字
Chinese (Traditional): 雕刻字,手寫字,印刷字
Czech: nápis
Danish: bogstaver
Dutch: belettering
Estonian: kiri
Finnish: kirjoitus
French: lettrage
German: die Aufschrift
Greek: γράμματα, επιγραφή
Hungarian: felirat
Icelandic: áletrun
Indonesian: tulisan
Italian: caratteri*
Japanese: 看板の文字
Korean: 레터링한 글자
Latvian: uzraksts
Lithuanian: užrašas
Norwegian: bokstaver
Polish: napis
Portuguese (Brazil): letreiro
Portuguese (Portugal): letreiro
Romanian: inscripţie
Russian: надпись
Slovak: nápis
Slovenian: napis
Spanish: inscripción
Swedish: bokstäver, skrift
Turkish: yazılı harfler
See also: letterbox, letterhead, letter, to the letter, "lettering" in any language

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