Definition of letter

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Letter (n.) A writing; an inscription.

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Metathesis :: Metathesis (n.) Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a word; as, pistris for pristis; meagre for meager..
Telotype :: Telotype (n.) An electric telegraph which prints the messages in letters and not in signs.
Orthographical :: Orthographical (a.) Of or pertaining to orthography, or right spelling; also, correct in spelling; as, orthographical rules; the letter was orthographic..
Metagraphy :: Metagraphy (n.) The art or act of rendering the letters of the alphabet of one language into the possible equivalents of another; transliteration.
Sight :: Sight (v. t.) Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the sight of only one person..
Report :: Report (v. i.) To present one's self, as to a superior officer, or to one to whom service is due, and to be in readiness for orders or to do service; also, to give information, as of one's address, condition, etc.; as, the officer reported to the general for duty; to report weekly by letter..
Apocope :: Apocope (n.) The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word..
Chrysography :: Chrysography (n.) The art of writing in letters of gold.
Liquid :: Liquid (a.) Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and r are liquid letters..
Passport :: Passport (n.) A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of war, to certify their nationality and protect them from belligerents; a sea letter..
O :: O (n.) Something shaped like the letter O; a circle or oval.
Lisp :: Lisp (v. i.) To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s and z the sound of th; -- a defect common among children.
Quiesce :: Quiesce (a. & n.) To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound..
Trouble :: Trouble (v. t.) To give occasion for labor to; -- used in polite phraseology; as, I will not trouble you to deliver the letter..
Epistolographic :: Epistolographic (a.) Pertaining to the writing of letters; used in writing letters; epistolary.
Corresponding :: Corresponding (a.) Carrying on intercourse by letters.
Apostrophe :: Apostrophe (n.) The mark ['] used to denote that a word is contracted (as in ne'er for never, can't for can not), and as a sign of the possessive, singular and plural; as, a boy's hat, boys' hats. In the latter use it originally marked the omission of the letter e..
Logotype :: Logotype (n.) A single type, containing two or more letters; as, ae, Ae, /, /, /, etc. ; -- called also ligature..
J :: "J () J is the tenth letter of the English alphabet. It is a later variant form of the Roman letter I, used to express a consonantal sound, that is, originally, the sound of English y in yet. The forms J and I have, until a recent time, been classed together, and they have been used interchangeably..
Exact :: Exact (a.) Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of a letter; exact accounts..
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