Definition of letter

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Letter (n.) A writing; an inscription.

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News-writer :: News-writer (n.) One who gathered news for, and wrote, news-letters..
Misdirect :: Misdirect (v. t.) To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger, or a letter; to misdirect one's energies..
Apostle :: Apostle (n.) A brief letter dimissory sent by a court appealed from to the superior court, stating the case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty courts..
Onomatechny :: Onomatechny (n.) Prognostication by the letters of a name.
Literary :: Literary (a.) Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary history; literary conversation..
Quiescent :: Quiescent (n.) A silent letter.
Letterure :: Letterure (n.) Letters; literature.
Charact :: Charact (n.) A distinctive mark; a character; a letter or sign. [Obs.] See Character.
Ligature :: Ligature (n.) A double character, or a type consisting of two or more letters or characters united, as ae, /, /..
Sheet :: Sheet (v. t.) A broad piece of paper, whether folded or unfolded, whether blank or written or printed upon; hence, a letter; a newspaper, etc..
Spelling :: Spelling (n.) The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters; orthography.
Linguadental :: Linguadental (a.) Formed or uttered by the joint use of the tongue and teeth, or rather that part of the gum just above the front teeth; dentolingual, as the letters d and t..
D :: D () The fourth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal consonant. The English letter is from Latin, which is from Greek, which took it from Ph/nician, the probable ultimate origin being Egyptian. It is related most nearly to t and th; as, Eng. deep, G. tief; Eng. daughter, G. tochter, Gr. qyga`thr, Skr. duhitr. See Guide to Pronunciation, Ã178, 179, 229..
Pick :: Pick (n.) A particle of ink or paper imbedded in the hollow of a letter, filling up its face, and occasioning a spot on a printed sheet..
Delta :: Delta (n.) A tract of land shaped like the letter delta (/), especially when the land is alluvial and inclosed between two or more mouths of a river; as, the delta of the Ganges, of the Nile, or of the Mississippi..
P :: P () the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant whose form and value come from the Latin, into which language the letter was brought, through the ancient Greek, from the Phoenician, its probable origin being Egyptian. Etymologically P is most closely related to b, f, and v; as hobble, hopple; father, paternal; recipient, receive. See B, F, and M..
Postboy :: Postboy (n.) A boy who carries letters from the post.
Literatim :: Literatim (adv.) Letter for letter.
Renounce :: Renounce (v. i.) To decline formally, as an executor or a person entitled to letters of administration, to take out probate or letters..
Frank :: Frank (v. t.) To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc..
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