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let·ter (lĕt́ər)

[Middle English, from Old French lettre, from Latin littera, perhaps from Etruscan, from Greek diphtherā, hide, leather, writing surface.]

noun 

    1. A written symbol or character representing a speech sound and being a component of an alphabet.
    2. A written symbol or character used in the graphemic representation of a word, such as the h in Thames.
  2. A written or printed communication directed to a person or organization.
  3. A certified document granting rights to its bearer. Often used in the plural.
  4. Literal meaning: had to adhere to the letter of the law.
    1. Literary culture; belles-lettres.
    2. Learning or knowledge, especially of literature.
    3. Literature or writing as a profession.
  6. Printing
    1. A piece of type that prints a single character.
    2. A specific style of type.
    3. The characters in one style of type.
  7. An emblem in the shape of the initial of a school awarded for outstanding performance, especially in varsity athletics.

verb: -tered, -ter·ing, -ters. 

transitive verb 

  1. To write letters on.
  2. To write in letters.

intransitive verb 

  1. To write or form letters.
  2. To earn a school letter, as for outstanding athletic achievement: She lettered in three collegiate sports.

idioms

to the letter
To the last detail; exactly: followed instructions to the letter.

derivatives

let́ter·er
noun

synonyms:

letter, epistle, missive, note These nouns denote a written communication directed to another: received a letter of complaint; the Epistles of the New Testament; a missive of condolence; a thank-you note.