English > letter: 8 senses > noun 1, communication| Meaning | A written message addressed to a person or organization. |
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| Example | "mailed an indignant letter to the editor" |
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| Synonym | missive |
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| Part of | correspondence | communication by the exchange of letters |
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| mail | The bags of letters and packages that are transported / transported by the postal service |
| Parts | address, destination, name and address | written directions for finding some location |
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| line | text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen |
| postscript, PS | A note appended to a letter after the signature |
| Narrower | airmail letter, air letter, aerogram, aerogramme | A letter sent by air mail |
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| business letter | A letter dealing with business |
| chain letter | A letter that is sent successively to several people |
| covering letter, cover letter | A letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information |
| crank letter | A hostile (usually anonymous) letter |
| dead letter, dead mail | mail / mail that can neither be delivered nor returned |
| encyclical, encyclical letter | A letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world |
| epistle | A specially long, formal letter |
| fan letter | A letter that is a piece of fan mail |
| form letter | A letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients |
| invitation | A request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something |
| letter of intent | Any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action |
| open letter | A letter of protest |
| pastoral | A letter from a pastor to the congregation |
| personal letter | A letter dealing with personal affairs |
| round robin | A letter signed by a number of people |
| Broader | document | Anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks |
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| text, textual matter | The words of something written |
| Spanish | carta, letra, misiva |
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| Catalan | carta, missiva |
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English > letter: 8 senses > noun 2, communication| Meaning | The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech. |
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| Example | "his grandmother taught him his letters" |
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| Synonyms | letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character |
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| Member of | alphabet | A character set that includes letters and is used to write a language |
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| Part of | spelling | forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage |
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| Narrower | A, a | The 1st letter of the Roman alphabet |
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| B, b | The 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet |
| C, c | The 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet |
| D, d | The 4th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| E, e | The 5th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| F, f | The 6th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| G, g | The 7th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| H, h | The 8th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| I, i | The 9th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| J, j | The 10th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| K, k | The 11th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| L, l | The 12th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| M, m | The 13th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| N, n | The 14th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| O, o | The 15th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| P, p | The 16th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| Q, q | The 17th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| R, r | The 18th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| S, s | The 19th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| T, t | The 20th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| U, u | The 21st letter of the Roman alphabet |
| V, v | The 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet |
| W, w, double-u | The 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet |
| X, x, ex | The 24th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| Y, y, wye | The 25th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| Z, z, zee, zed, ezed, izzard | The 26th letter of the Roman alphabet |
| aleph | The 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| alpha | The 1st letter of the Greek alphabet |
| ascender | A lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters |
| ayin | The 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| beta | The 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet |
| beth | The 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| block letter, block capital | A plain hand-drawn letter |
| chi, khi | The 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet |
| consonant | A letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant |
| daleth | The 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| delta | The 4th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| descender | A lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters |
| digraph, digram | Two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound |
| epsilon | The 5th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| eta | The 7th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| gamma | The 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet |
| gimel | The 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| he | The 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| heth | The 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| initial | The first letter of a word (especially a person's name) |
| iota | The 9th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| kaph | The 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| kappa | The 10th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| lambda | The 11th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| lamedh | The 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| mem | The 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| mu | The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| nu | The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| nun | The 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| omega | The last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet |
| omicron | The 15th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| pe | The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| phi | The 21st letter of the Greek alphabet |
| pi | The 16th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| polyphone, polyphonic letter | A letter that has two or more pronunciations |
| psi | The 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet |
| qoph | The 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| resh | The 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| rho | The 17th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| sadhe | The 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| samekh | The 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| shin | The 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| sigma | The 18th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| sin | The 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| tau | The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| taw | The 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| teth | The 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| theta | The 8th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| upsilon | The 20th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| vowel | A letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel |
| waw | The 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| xi | The 14th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| yodh | The 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| zayin | The 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
| zeta | The 6th letter of the Greek alphabet |
| Broader | character, graph, grapheme, graphic symbol | A written symbol that is used to represent speech |
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| Spanish | carácter alfabético, carácter, letra |
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| Catalan | caràcter, lletra |
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| Verbs | letter | mark letters on or mark with letters |
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| letter | set down or print with letters |
