📖 Definitions of "Letter"
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A symbol in an alphabet.
"There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet."
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A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.
"I wrote a letter to my sister about my life."
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The literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (often contrasted with the spirit).
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(plural) Literature.
"Benjamin Franklin was multiskilled – a scientist, politician and a man of letters."
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To print, inscribe, or paint letters on something.
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(scholastic) To earn a varsity letter (award).
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An identifying initial of the academic institution that is awarded to a member of a varsity team. It is made from structured cloth, and intended to be sewn to a piece of clothing such as a varsity sweater or varsity jacket.
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