meaning of letter
1. To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words; as, a book gilt and lettered.
2. One who lets or permits; one who lets anything for hire.
3. One who retards or hinders.
4. A mark or character used as the representative of a sound, or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a first element of written language.
5. A written or printed communication; a message expressed in intelligible characters on something adapted to conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc. ; an epistle.
6. A writing; an inscription.
7. Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact signification or requirement.
8. A single type; type, collectively; a style of type.
9. Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters.
10. A letter; an epistle.
11. a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the
">editor"
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