Thesaurus: letter

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1. n. One who lets or permits; one who lets anything for hire.
2. n. One who retards or hinders.
3. n. A mark or character used as the representative of a sound, or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a first element of written language.
4. n. A written or printed communication; a message expressed in intelligible characters on something adapted to conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle.
5. n. A writing; an inscription.
6. n. Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact signification or requirement.
7. n. A single type; type, collectively; a style of type.
8. n. Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters.
9. n. A letter; an epistle.
10. v. t. To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words; as, a book gilt and lettered.
11. n. a written message addressed to a person or organization
12. n. the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech