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letter - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters" |
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grapheme,
graphic symbol,
character (genetics) an attribute (structural or functional) that is determined by a gene or group of genes
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alphabet a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
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spelling forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
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ascender (printing) the part of tall lowercase letters that extends above the other lowercase letters
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descender (printing) the part of lowercase letters that extends below the other lowercase letters
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digram,
digraph two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe')
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initial the first letter of a word (especially a person's name); "he refused to put the initials FRS after his name"
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a the blood group whose red cells carry the A antigen
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b the blood group whose red cells carry the B antigen
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c the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet
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d the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet
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e the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet
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f the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet
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g the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet
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h the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet
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i the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet
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j the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet
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k street names for ketamine
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l the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet
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m the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet
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n the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet
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o the blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens; "people with type O blood are universal donors"
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p the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet
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q the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
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r the 18th letter of the Roman alphabet
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s the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
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t the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet
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u the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet
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v the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet
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double-u,
w the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet
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ex,
x the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet
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wye,
y the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet
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ezed,
izzard,
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zee,
z the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet; "the British call Z zed and the Scots call it ezed but Americans call it zee"; "he doesn't know A from izzard"
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alpha the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
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beta the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
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gamma the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
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delta the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
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epsilon the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet
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zeta the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet
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eta the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet
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theta the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet
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iota the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet
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kappa the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet
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lambda the craniometric point at the junction of the sagittal and lamboid sutures of the skull
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mu the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet
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nu the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet
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xi the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet
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omicron the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet
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pi the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet
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rho the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet
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sigma the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet
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tau the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet
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upsilon the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet
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phi the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet
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khi,
chi the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet
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psi the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet
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omega the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet
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aleph the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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beth the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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gimel the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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daleth the 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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he the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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waw the 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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zayin the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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heth the 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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teth the 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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yodh the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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kaph the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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lamedh the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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mem the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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nun the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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samekh the 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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ayin the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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pe the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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sadhe the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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qoph the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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resh the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
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sin an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
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shin the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
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taw a large marble used for shooting in the game of marbles
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polyphone,
polyphonic letter a letter that has two or more pronunciations; "`c' is a polyphone because it is pronounced like `k' in `car' but like `s' in `cell'"
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block capital,
block letter a plain hand-drawn letter
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vowel a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
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consonant a speech sound that is not a vowel
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letter - a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor" |
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textual matter,
text the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"
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document anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
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correspondence communication by the exchange of letters
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mail a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
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business letter a letter dealing with business
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cover letter,
covering letter a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information
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crank letter a hostile (usually anonymous) letter
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encyclical,
encyclical letter a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world
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fan letter a letter that is a piece of fan mail
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personal letter a letter dealing with personal affairs
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form letter a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients
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open letter a letter of protest; addressed to one person but intended for the general public
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chain letter a letter that is sent successively to several people
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pastoral a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds)
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round robin a letter signed by a number of people
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aerogram,
aerogramme,
air letter,
airmail letter a letter sent by air mail
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epistle a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
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dead mail,
dead letter mail that can neither be delivered nor returned
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letter of intent any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action
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ps,
postscript a note appended to a letter after the signature
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name and address,
destination,
address the ultimate goal for which something is done
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line acting in conformity; "in line with"; "he got out of line"; "toe the line"
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invitation a tempting allurement; "she was an invitation to trouble"
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letter - an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports" |
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accolade,
laurels,
award,
honor,
honour a grant made by a law court; "he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court"
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letter - owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire |
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proprietor,
owner (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants"
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letter - a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law" |
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literal interpretation an interpretation based on the exact wording
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letter - mark letters on or mark with letters |
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write communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week"
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letter - set down or print with letters |
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print,
impress put into print; "The newspaper published the news of the royal couple's divorce"; "These news should not be printed"
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letter - win an athletic letter |
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earn,
garner acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
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