HyperDic: scarlet_letter

English > 1 sense of the expression scarlet letter:
NOUNcommunicationscarlet letterthe letter A in red
English > scarlet letter: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe letter A in red; Puritans required adulterers to wear it.
Broaderemblem, allegoryA visible symbol representing an abstract idea
Spanishletra escarlata
Catalanlletra escarlata

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