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letter

/ letter /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a written message addressed to a person or organization
"mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
Type of:
document text textual matter
Kinds of:
business letter covering letter cover letter crank letter encyclical
Has parts:
correspondence mail
noun Sense 2
an award earned by participation in a school sport
"he won letters in three sports"
Type of:
award accolade honor
noun Sense 3
the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
"his grandmother taught him his letters"
Type of:
character grapheme graphic symbol
Kinds of:
ascender descender digraph initial A
Has parts:
alphabet spelling
noun Sense 4
a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
"he followed instructions to the letter"
"he obeyed the letter of the law"
Type of:
literal interpretation
noun Sense 5
owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
Type of:
owner proprietor
Derived:
lease let rent
verb Sense 6
mark letters on or mark with letters
Type of:
write
Derived:
letter of the alphabet alphabetic character letterer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
set down or print with letters
Type of:
print impress
Derived:
letter of the alphabet alphabetic character letterer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
win an athletic letter
Type of:
earn garner
Derived:
varsity letter
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
75%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
41
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

document text textual matter business letter covering letter cover letter crank letter encyclical award accolade honor character