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letter

noun

1 letter

A written message addressed to a person or organization:
— Mailed an indignant letter to the editor.

synonym: missive.

Roget 590: writing etc. v.; chirography, stelography, cerography; penmanship, craftmanship; quill driving; typewriting.    writing, manuscript, MS.   , literae scriptae [Lat.]; ... show more

Roget 550: indication; symbolism, symbolization; semiology, semiotics, semeiology, semeiotics; Zeitgeist.    [means of recognition: property] characteristic, diagnostic; lineament, feature, ... show more

Roget 561: letter; character; hieroglyphic etc. (writing) 590; type etc. (printing) 591; capitals; digraph, trigraph; ... show more

Roget 592: correspondence, letter, epistle, note, billet, post card, missive, circular, favor, billet-doux; chit, chitty, letter card, picture post card; ... show more

Dutch: letterteken, karakter, letter, boekstaaf, epistel, brief, schrijven
Polish: pismo

2 letter

The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech:
— His grandmother taught him his letters.

synonyms: alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet.

Dutch: karakter, letter
Polish: litera

3 letter

Owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire.

4 letter

A strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention).

5 letter

An award earned by participation in a school sport:
— He won letters in three sports.

synonym: varsity letter.

verb

1 letter

Win an athletic letter.

2 letter

Set down or print with letters.

3 letter

Mark letters on or mark with letters.


Moby thesaurus: PP, RD, RFD, accurately, acknowledgment, advice, airmail, alphabet, alphabetize, answer, art, article, ascender, autograph, back, bastard type, beard, belles-lettres, belly, bevel ... show more.

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