单词 | letter |
释义 | letter letter1 —letterer, n. —letterless, adj. /let"euhr/, n. 1. a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail. 2. a symbol or character that is conventionally used in writing and printing to represent a speech sound and that is part of an alphabet. 3. a piece of printing type bearing such a symbol or character. 4. a particular style of type. 5. such types collectively. 6. Often, letters. a formal document granting a right or privilege. 7. actual terms or wording; literal meaning, as distinct from implied meaning or intent (opposed to spirit): the letter of the law. 8. letters, (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a. literature in general. b. the profession of literature. c. learning; knowledge, esp. of literature. 9. an emblem consisting of the initial or monogram of a school, awarded to a student for extracurricular activity, esp. in athletics. 10. to the letter, to the last particular; precisely: His orders were carried out to the letter. v.t. 11. to mark or write with letters; inscribe. v.i. 12. to earn a letter in an interscholastic or intercollegiate activity, esp. a sport: He lettered in track at Harvard. [1175-1225; ME, var. of lettre < OF < L littera alphabetic character, in pl., epistle, literature] Syn. 8. See literature. letter2 /let"euhr/, n. Chiefly Brit. a person who lets, esp. one who rents out property. [1375-1425; late ME letere; see LET1, -ER1] |
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