letter: signification et définitions

A written symbol or character representing a speech sound and being a component of an alphabet.

A written symbol or character used in the graphemic representation of a word, such as the h in Thames. See Note at Thames.

A written or printed communication directed to a person or organization.

A certified document granting rights to its bearer. Often used in the plural.

Literal meaning: had to adhere to the letter of the law.

Literary culture; belles-lettres.

Learning or knowledge, especially of literature.

Literature or writing as a profession.

Printing A piece of type that prints a single character.

Printing A specific style of type.

Printing The characters in one style of type.

An emblem in the shape of the initial of a school awarded for outstanding performance, especially in varsity athletics.

To write letters on.

To write in letters.

To write or form letters.

To earn a school letter, as for outstanding athletic achievement: She lettered in three collegiate sports.

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