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letter
1[ let-er ]
noun
- a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- a symbol or character that is conventionally used in writing and printing to represent a speech sound and that is part of an alphabet.
- a piece of printing type bearing such a symbol or character.
- a particular style of type.
- such types collectively.
- Often letters. a formal document granting a right or privilege.
- actual terms or wording; literal meaning, as distinct from implied meaning or intent ( spirit ):
the letter of the law.
- letters, (used with a singular or plural verb)
- literature in general.
- the profession of literature.
- learning; knowledge, especially of literature.
- 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)
- to mark or write with letters; inscribe:
I picked up the crossword and lettered in P-E-A-R-L for the final clue.
verb (used without object)
- to earn a letter in an interscholastic or intercollegiate activity, especially a sport:
He lettered in track at Harvard.
letter
2[ let-er ]
noun
- a person who lets, especially one who rents out property.
letter
/ 藞濒蓻迟蓹 /
noun
- 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
- a written or printed communication addressed to a person, company, etc, usually sent by post in an envelope epistolary
- the letterthe 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 ) Compare spirit 1
- archaic.printing a style of typeface
a fancy letter
- to the letter
- following the literal interpretation or wording exactly
- attending to every detail
verb
- to write or mark letters on (a sign, etc), esp by hand
- tr to set down or print using letters
Derived Forms
- 藞濒别迟迟别谤别谤, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 濒别迟顎僼别谤路别谤 noun
- 濒别迟顎僼别谤路濒别蝉蝉 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of letter1
Origin of letter2
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of letter1
Idioms and Phrases
- to the letter, to the last particular; precisely:
His orders were carried out to the letter.
More idioms and phrases containing letter
In addition to the idiom beginning with letter , also see bread and butter letter ; crank call (letter) ; dead letter ; four-letter word ; poison-pen letter ; red-letter day ; to the letter .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Meanwhile a letter written by one of most well-known survivors of the Titanic disaster, Colonel Archibald Gracie, sold for a record breaking 拢300,000 at the auction.
The letter has been described as "prophetic", as it records Col Gracie telling an acquaintance he would "await my journey's end" before passing judgement on the "fine ship".
In a letter to the BBC, Mr Adler's lawyers say the allegations are false and have been incited by one former client who they are suing.
Andy Hacking, 61, said he bought the RAF uniform about five years ago in a shop in Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester, and discovered the letter in a pocket with a post mark dated 17 December 1945.
On race day, Lucy will be wearing a Macmillan top with the letters 'MUM' on the back.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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