letter

Pronunciation

• (General Australian) IPA: /ˈletə(ɹ)/, /-ɾə(ɹ)/
• Hyphenation: let‧ter

Alternative forms

• lettre (obsolete)

Noun

letter (plural letters)

1. A symbol in an alphabet.
   • There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet.
2. A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.
   • I wrote a letter to my sister about my life.
3. The literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (the spirit).
4. (plural) Literature.
   • Benjamin Franklin was multiskilled – a scientist, politician and a man of letters.
5. (law) A division unit of a piece of law marked by a letter of the alphabet.
   • Letter (b) constitutes an exception to this provision.
6. (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).
7. (Canada, uncountable) A size of paper, 215 mm × 280 mm.
8. (US, scholastic) Clipping of varsity letter.
9. (printing, dated) A single type; type, collectively; a style of type.

Verb

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

1. (transitive) To print, inscribe, or paint letters on something.
2. (intransitive, US, scholastic) To earn a varsity letter (award).

Alternative forms

• lettor

Noun

letter (plural letters)

1. One who lets, or lets out.
   • the letter of a room
   • a blood-letter
2. (archaic) One who retards or hinders.

Anagrams

• lettre, tetrel

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɛ.tər/

Noun

letter (plural letters, diminutive lettertjie)

1. letter (letter of the alphabet)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɛ.tər/
• Hyphenation: let‧ter

Noun

letter f (plural letters, diminutive lettertje n)

1. letter (letter of the alphabet)
2. (obsolete) letter (written message)

Verb

letter

1. present of lette

Noun

letter m

1. indefinite plural of lett (non-standard since 2005)

Noun

letter m

1. indefinite plural of lett (non-standard since 2012)

Noun

letter

1. indefinite plural of lett.