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letter > 8 senses
NOUN1letter, missiveA written message addressed to a person or organization
2letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic characterThe conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
3letterA strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
4letter, varsity letterAn award earned by participation in a school sport
5letterOwner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
VERB1letterWin an athletic letter
2letterSet down or print with letters
3letterMark letters on or mark with letters
letter > pronunciation
Soundsleh'ter
Rhymesabductor, accelerator, accelerometer, and 628 more rhymes in ter...
letter > noun 1, communication
MeaningA written message addressed to a person or organization.
Examples"mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
Synonymsmissive
Part ofmail; correspondence
Partspostscript, PS; address, destination, name and address; line
Broaderdocument; text, textual matter
Narrowerbusiness letter; covering letter, cover letter; crank letter; encyclical, encyclical letter; fan letter; personal letter; form letter; open letter; chain letter; pastoral; round robin; airmail letter, air letter, aerogram, aerogramme; epistle; dead letter, dead mail; letter of intent; invitation
letter > noun 2, communication
MeaningThe conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech.
Examples"his grandmother taught him his letters"
Synonymsletter of the alphabet, alphabetic character
Member ofalphabet
Part ofspelling
Broadercharacter, grapheme, graphic symbol
Narrowerascender; descender; digraph, digram; initial; A, letter a; B, letter b; C, letter c; D, letter d; E, letter e; F, letter f; G, letter g; H, letter h; I, letter i; J, letter j; K, letter k; L, letter l; M, letter m; N, letter n; O, letter o; P, letter p; Q, letter q; R, letter r; S, letter s; T, letter t; U, letter u; V, letter v; W, letter w, double-u; X, letter x, ex; Y, letter y, wye; Z, letter z, zee, zed, ezed, izzard; alpha; beta; gamma; delta; epsilon; zeta; eta; theta; iota; kappa; lambda; mu; nu; xi; omicron; pi; rho; sigma; tau; upsilon; phi; chi, khi; psi; omega; aleph; beth; gimel; daleth; he; waw; zayin; heth; teth; yodh; kaph; lamedh; mem; nun; samekh; ayin; pe; sadhe; qoph; resh; sin; shin; taw; polyphone, polyphonic letter; block letter, block capital; vowel; consonant
Verbsletter; letter
letter > noun 3, communication
MeaningA strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention).
Examples"he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"
Broaderliteral interpretation
letter > noun 4, communication
MeaningAn award earned by participation in a school sport.
Examples"he won letters in three sports"
Synonymsvarsity letter
Broaderaward, accolade, honor, honour, laurels
Verbsletter
letter > noun 5, person
MeaningOwner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire.
Broaderowner, proprietor
Verbslet
letter > verb 1, possession
MeaningWin an athletic letter.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Broaderearn, garner
Nounsletter
letter > verb 2, creation
MeaningSet down or print with letters.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broaderprint, impress
Nounsletterer; letter
letter > verb 3, creation
MeaningMark letters on or mark with letters.
PatternSomebody ----s something
Broaderwrite
Nounsletterer; letter

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