Definitions for the word "letter" from multiple English dictionaries.
1. n.
One who lets or permits; one who lets anything for hire.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
One who retards or hinders.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
A written or printed communication; a message expressed in intelligible characters on something adapted to conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
A writing; an inscription.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact signification or requirement.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. n.
A single type; type, collectively; a style of type.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. n.
A letter; an epistle.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. v. t.
To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words; as, a book gilt and lettered.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. n.
1 character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech. 2 a written or printed message, usu. Sent in an envelope by post. B (in pl.) Addressed legal or formal document. 3 precise terms of a statement, the strict verbal interpretation (letter of the law). 4 (in pl.) A literature. B acquaintance with books, erudition. v. 1 inscribe letters on. 2 classify with letters. to the letter with adherence to every detail. [french from latin littera]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
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