letter

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Hyponyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.5 External links 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms 3 Swedish 3.1 Noun

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English < Old French lettre < Latin littera (“‘letter of the alphabet; epistle’”) < Etruscan.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈlɛt.ə/, SAMPA: /"lEt.@/
• (Aus) IPA: /ˈlet.ə/, SAMPA: /"let.@/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈlɛt.ɚ/, SAMPA: /"lEt.@`/
  •  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ɛtə(r)
• Hyphenation: let‧ter

[edit] Noun

letter (plural letters)

1. A symbol in an alphabet.

   There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.

2. A written message. See also note.

   I wrote a letter to my sister about my life.

3. Literal meaning.

   "Some MEPs from some countries may have pocketed £2m more than I have by observing the letter but not the spirit of the rules." - [1]

4. (US, uncountable) A size of paper, 8½ in × 11 in (215.9 mm × 279.4 mm, US paper sizes rounded to the nearest 5 mm)
5. (Canadian, uncountable) A size of paper, 215 mm × 280 mm

[edit] Hyponyms

• epistle
• missive

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[edit] Related terms

• literal
• literacy
• literary
• literate
• literature

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to letter (third-person singular simple present letters, present participle lettering, simple past and past participle lettered)

1. to print, inscribe, or paint letters on something.

[edit] External links

• letter in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• letter in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Noun

letter f. (plural letters or letteren, diminutive lettertje)

1. letter (letter of the alphabet)

[edit] Derived terms

• letteren (literature)
• geletterd (literate)
• letterkunde
• letterlijk
• lettertype n.
• letterwerk n.
• letterwoord n.
• letterzetter m.
• beginletter
• drukletter
• eindletter
• hoofdletter
• kenletter
• tussenletter
• voorletter

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[edit] Noun

letter

1. indefinite nominative plural of lett