letter
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[edit] English
[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.@`/
- Rhymes: -ɛtə(r)
- Hyphenation: let‧ter
[edit] Noun
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letter (plural letters)
- A symbol in an alphabet.
- There are 26 letters in the English alphabet.
- A written message. See also note.
- I wrote a letter to my sister about my life.
- 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]
- (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)
- (Canadian, uncountable) A size of paper, 215 mm × 280 mm
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Terms derived from the noun "letter
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[edit] Translations
letter of the alphabet
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written message
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[edit] Verb
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to letter (third-person singular simple present letters, present participle lettering, simple past and past participle lettered)
- 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)
- letter (letter of the alphabet)
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- letteren (literature)
- geletterd (literate)
- letterkunde
- letterlijk
- lettertype n.
- letterwerk n.
- letterwoord n.
- letterzetter m.
- beginletter
- drukletter
- eindletter
- hoofdletter
- kenletter
- tussenletter
- voorletter
[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
letter
- indefinite nominative plural of lett

