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Type Words
Synonyms alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet
Type of grapheme, character, graph, graphic symbol
Has types f, eta, g, gamma, gimel, zee, zeta, alpha, ezed, ex, a, aleph, h, he, heth, epsilon, e, i, initial, double-u, iota, izzard, j, k, kaph, kappa, khi, l, lambda, lamedh, digraph, digram, descender, delta, m, daleth, mem, mu, n, d, nu, nun, o, omega, omicron, consonant, chi, p, c, pe, block letter, phi, pi, polyphone, polyphonic letter, block capital, beth, beta, psi, q, qoph, r, resh, rho, b, s, sadhe, samekh, shin, sigma, sin, t, tau, taw, teth, ayin, ascender, theta, u, upsilon, v, vowel, w, waw, wye, x, xi, y, yodh, z, zayin, zed


his grandmother taught him his letters.
Type Words
Synonyms varsity letter
Type of laurels, award, honor, accolade, honour


he won letters in three sports.
Type Words
Synonyms missive
Type of textual matter, text, document
Has types invitation, fan letter, aerogram, aerogramme, air letter, airmail letter, round robin, pastoral, chain letter, open letter, cover letter, covering letter, crank letter, dead letter, dead mail, letter of intent, form letter, encyclical, encyclical letter, epistle, personal letter, business letter


mailed an indignant letter to the editor.
Type Words
Type of literal interpretation


he followed instructions to the letter.
he obeyed the letter of the law.
Type Words
Type of write
Derivation letterer
Type Words
Type of proprietor, owner
Derivation let
Type Words
Type of print, impress
Derivation letterer
Type Words
Type of win, earn, garner

Examples of letter

letter
This letter is in response to your Nov. 14 story and Nov. 26 editorial comments.
From the dailyherald.com
Now, the predictions of insolvency have come to pass, Koster said in his letter.
From the stltoday.com
It was through a letter Radya wrote to her American sponsor that we reconnected.
From the newsweek.com
Apparently, his letter was unreadable and when asked to resend it, he never did.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The FHSAA accepted the letter of self-report and will sanction the school later.
From the news-journalonline.com
What he doesn't like is what he considers a Grinch-like letter on Christmas Eve.
From the kansas.com
Texting recruits is banned until a high school athlete signs a letter of intent.
From the stltoday.com
At one time the letter was displayed at the Women's Community Club in Concordia.
From the kansas.com
It was a bottle with a letter sent by German boy 24 years ago in the Baltic Sea.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • A written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
  • Win an athletic letter
  • Set down or print with letters
  • The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"
  • Mark letters on or mark with letters
  • Owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
  • A letter (also referred to as a bookstaff or bookstave) is an element in an alphabetic system of writing, such as the Greek alphabet and its descendants. Each letter in the written language is usually associated with one phoneme (sound) in the spoken form of the language.
  • A letter is a written message from one party to another. The role of letters in communication has changed significantly since the 19th century. Historically, letters (in paper form) were the only reliable means of communication between two persons in different locations.
  • Letter or US Letter is a paper size commonly used as home or office stationery in Canada, the United States of America, and Mexico. It measures 8.5 by 11.0 inches (215.9 by 279.4u00A0mm)...