letter.
A symbol in an alphabet.
Meaning & usage
A symbol in an alphabet.
There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet.
A written or printed communication, usually defined as longer and more formal than a note. (Sometimes specifically one that is on paper.)
I wrote a letter to my sister about my life.
The literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (the spirit).
Literature.
Benjamin Franklin was multiskilled – a scientist, politician and a man of letters.
A division unit of a piece of law marked by a letter of the alphabet.
Letter (b) constitutes an exception to this provision.
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.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English letter, lettre, from Old French letre, from Latin littera (“letter of the alphabet"; in plural, "epistle”). Displaced Old English bōcstæf (literally “book staff”) in sense 1 and ǣrendġewrit (literally “message writing”) in sense 2.
To print, inscribe, or paint letters on something.
To earn a varsity letter (award).
Where this word comes from
From Middle English letter, lettre, from Old French letre, from Latin littera (“letter of the alphabet"; in plural, "epistle”). Displaced Old English bōcstæf (literally “book staff”) in sense 1 and ǣrendġewrit (literally “message writing”) in sense 2.
One who lets, or lets out.
the letter of a room
a blood-letter
One who retards or hinders.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English letere, equivalent to let + -er.
Alternative form of litter.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.