letter

Definitions of letter in various dictionaries:

noun - a written message addressed to a person or organization

noun - the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech

noun - owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire

noun - a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)

noun - an award earned by participation in a school sport

verb - win an athletic letter

verb - set down or print with letters

verb - mark letters on or mark with letters

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

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

Often letters.

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.

A specific style of type.

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.

The central meaning shared by these noun s is “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.

verb - to mark with letters (written symbols representing speech sounds)