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The correct spelling is letter.
How to pronounce letter
/-ɾə(ɹ)/
nounIPA: /-ɾə(ɹ)/
Say it like: Let-ter
The correct spelling is letter. A symbol in an alphabet. For example: "There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet."
Usage Examples
“There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet.”
“I wrote a letter to my sister about my life.”
“Benjamin Franklin was multiskilled – a scientist, politician and a man of letters.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A symbol in an alphabet.
- 2.A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.
- 3.The literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (often contrasted with the spirit).
- 4.(plural) Literature.
- 5.A division unit of a piece of law marked by a letter of the alphabet.
verb
- 1.To print, inscribe, or paint letters on something.
- 2.(scholastic) To earn a varsity letter (award).
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