letter
noun
[ ˈlɛtə ]
• a character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet.
• "a capital letter"
Similar:
alphabetical character,
character,
sign,
symbol,
mark,
type,
figure,
device,
rune,
grapheme,
• a written, typed, or printed communication, sent in an envelope by post or messenger.
• "he sent a letter to Mrs Falconer"
Similar:
written message,
message,
written communication,
communication,
note,
line,
missive,
epistle,
dispatch,
report,
bulletin,
correspondence,
news,
information,
intelligence,
word,
mail,
post,
• the precise terms of a statement or requirement; the strict verbal interpretation.
• "the officer in the incident got in trouble for following the letter of the law"
• literature.
• "the world of letters"
• a style of typeface.
letter
verb
• inscribe letters or writing on.
• "her name was lettered in gold"
• be awarded an emblem, in the shape of the initial letter of the name of one’s school or university, for achievement in sport.
• "in high school she lettered in soccer, basketball and softball"
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French lettre, from Latin litera, littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’.
to the letter
• with adherence to every detail.
• "the method was followed to the letter"
Similar:
strictly,
precisely,
exactly,
accurately,
closely,
faithfully,
religiously,
punctiliously,
literally,
with a literal interpretation,
word for word,
letter for letter,
verbatim,
in every detail,
by the book,
