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letter
noun
verb
a written message addressed to a person or organization
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
a written message addressed to a person or organization
“mailed an indignant letter to the editor”
noun
an award earned by participation in a school sport
“he won letters in three sports”
noun
the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
“his grandmother taught him his letters”
noun
a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
“he followed instructions to the letter”
noun
owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
verb
mark letters on or mark with letters
verb
set down or print with letters
verb
win an athletic letter
In context
Example Sentences
mailed an indignant letter to the editor
he won letters in three sports
his grandmother taught him his letters
he followed instructions to the letter
he obeyed the letter of the law
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