Letter

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1 English

1.1 Etymology
1.2 Noun
1.3 Translations

English

Etymology

Latin littera

Noun

letter

A symbol in an alphabet.
A written message. See also note.

Translations

Catalan: lletra f (ca) (1), caràcter (1), carta f (2)
Chinese: 字母; 信, 函件
Dutch: letter f, karakter n (1), brief m (2)
Esperanto: litero (1), letero (2)
Finnish: kirjain (1), kirje (2)
French: lettre f (1, 2), caractère m (1)
German: Buchstabe (de) m (1), Brief m (2)
Indonesian: huruf (1), surat (2)
Italian: lettera f (1, 2), carattere m (1)
Japanese: 文字 (もじ, moji), 手紙 (てがみ, tegami)
Lithuanian: raidė f (1); laiškas m (2)
Lojban: lerfu (1), xatra (2)
Polish: litera f (1), list m (2)
Portuguese: letra f (1), caractér m (1), carta f (2)
Russian: буква f (1), письмо́ m (2)
Slovak: písmeno n (1), list m (2)
Slovene: črka f (1), pismo n (2)
Spanish: letra f (1), carácter m (1), carta f (2)
Swedish: bokstav (1), brev (2)

WordNet Definitions

five

1. letter, missive -- (a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor").
2. letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character -- (the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters").
3. letter -- (a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law").
4. letter, varsity letter -- (an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports").
5. letter -- (owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire).

three

1. letter -- (win an athletic letter).
2. letter -- (set down or print with letters).
3. letter -- (mark letters on or mark with letters).

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