letter
Signification (English)
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- A symbol in an alphabet.
- A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.
- The literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (the spirit).
- Literature.
- A division unit of a piece of law marked by a letter of the alphabet.
- A size of paper, 8½ in × 11 in (215.9 mm × 279.4 mm).
- A size of paper, 215 mm × 280 mm.
- Clipping of varsity letter.
- A single type; type, collectively; a style of type.
Concepts
Synonyms
correspondence
letter of the alphabet
alphabetic character
written message
handwriting character
written document
spelling book
written language
personal correspondence
take home
phonetic script
font type
written character
graphic symbol
have the best
A-size
letter character
epistula
belles-lettres
book jacket
drop a line
epigram
Fréquence
Coupé comme
let‧ter
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈlɛtə/
Étymologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English letter, lettre, from Old French letre, from Latin littera (“letter of the alphabet"; in plural, "epistle”), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā, “tablet”). Related to diphtheria. Displaced Old English bōcstæf (literally “book staff”) in sense 1 and ǣrendġewrit (literally “message writing”) in sense 2.
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