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ər noun
1.
a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
2.
a symbol or character that is conventionally used in writing and printing to represent a speech sound and that is part of an alphabet.
3.
a piece of printing type bearing such a symbol or character.
4.
a particular style of type.
5.
such types collectively.
6.
Often, letters. a formal document granting a right or privilege.
7.
actual terms or wording; literal meaning, as distinct from implied meaning or intent ( opposed to spirit ): the letter of the law.
8.
letters, ( used with a singular or plural verb )
a.
literature in general.
b.
the profession of literature.
c.
learning; knowledge, especially of literature.
9.
an emblem consisting of the initial or monogram of a school, awarded to a student for extracurricular activity, especially in athletics.
verb (used with object)
10.
to mark or write with letters; inscribe.
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Letters
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| 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. |
verb (used without object)
Idioms 11.
to earn a letter in an interscholastic or intercollegiate activity, especially a sport: He lettered in track at Harvard.
12.
to the letter, to the last particular; precisely: His orders were carried out to the letter.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English, variant of lettre < Old French < Latin littera alphabetic character, in plural, epistle, literature
1175–1225; Middle English, variant of lettre < Old French < Latin littera alphabetic character, in plural, epistle, literature
Related forms
let·ter·er, noun
let·ter·less, adjective
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letter (ˈlɛtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of a set of conventional symbols used in writing or printing a language, each symbol being associated with a group of phonetic values in the language; character of the alphabet |
| 2. | a written or printed communication addressed to a person, company, etc, usually sent by post in an envelopeRelated: epistolary |
| 3. | the letter Compare spirit the strict legalistic or pedantic interpretation of the meaning of an agreement, document, etc; exact wording as distinct from actual intention (esp in the phrase the letter of the law) |
| 4. | archaic printing a style of typeface: a fancy letter |
| 5. | to the letter |
| a. following the literal interpretation or wording exactly | |
| b. attending to every detail | |
| —vb | |
| 6. | to write or mark letters on (a sign, etc), esp by hand |
| 7. | (tr) to set down or print using letters |
| Related: epistolary | |
| [C13: from Old French lettre, from Latin littera letter of the alphabet] | |
| 'letterer | |
| —n | |
| letters (ˈlɛtəz) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | literary knowledge, ability, or learning: a man of letters |
| 2. | literary culture in general |
| 3. | an official title, degree, etc, indicated by an abbreviation: letters after one's name |
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Word Origin & History
letter
mid-12c., "graphic symbol, written character," from O.Fr. lettre, from L. littera (also litera) "letter of the alphabet," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Gk. diphthera "tablet," with change of d- to l- as in lachrymose. In this sense it replaced O.E. bocstæf,
lit. "book staff" (cf. Ger. Buchstabe "letter, character," from O.H.G. buohstab, from P.Gmc. *bok-staba-m). The pl. litteræ in L. meant "epistle, written documents, literature," a sense first attested early 13c. in M.E., replacing O.E. ærendgewrit, lit. "errand-writing." School letter in sports, first awarded by U. of Chicago football coach Amos Alonzo Stagg.
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Easton
Bible Dictionary
Letter definition
in Rom. 2:27, 29 means the outward form. The "oldness of the letter" (7:6) is a phrase which denotes the old way of literal outward obedience to the law as a system of mere external rules of conduct. In 2 Cor. 3:6, "the letter" means the Mosaic law as a written law. (See WRITING.)
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Example sentences
However, when written by conscientious people, letters do have value.
Herewith are excerpts from, letters come to the desks of the editors during the past week.
Letters following each listing refer to sources listed below.
His survival guide to the end of the cosmos generated quite a few insightful letters and questions from our readers.
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