Letter (Noun)
Meaning 1
An award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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- D
- T
- E
- U
- F
- V
- C
- S
- P
- A
- Q
- Ezed
- B
- R
- Block Capital
- Double-u
- Zed
- Zee
- O
- Polyphonic Letter
- Wye
- G
- W
- L
- Izzard
- M
- Khi
- Digram
- N
- K
- H
- X
- I
- Y
- Ex
- J
- Z
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Meaning 3
A strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Meaning 4
Owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 5
A written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- She spent hours writing a heartfelt letter to her pen pal in Japan.
- The company sent a formal letter to all its employees explaining the new policy.
- He mailed an indignant letter to the editor of the newspaper protesting the biased article.
- The teacher asked her students to write a letter to their future selves to be opened on graduation day.
- The lawyer carefully crafted a letter to the judge outlining her client's defense.