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1.nounA symbol in an alphabet."There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet."
2.nounA written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note."I wrote a letter to my sister about my life."
3.nounThe literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (often contrasted with the spirit).
4.noun(plural) Literature."Benjamin Franklin was multiskilled – a scientist, politician and a man of letters."
5.nounA division unit of a piece of law marked by a letter of the alphabet.
6.nounA size of paper, 8½ in × 11 in (215.9 mm × 279.4 mm, US paper sizes rounded to the nearest 5 mm).
7.nounA size of paper, 215 mm × 280 mm.
8.nounA single type; type, collectively; a style of type.
9.verbTo print, inscribe, or paint letters on something.
10.verb(scholastic) To earn a varsity letter (award).
11.nounOne who lets, or lets out."a blood-letter"
12.nounOne who retards or hinders.
13.nounLiterature (school subject)."Rickert was the first woman (and second individual) to be awarded a Ph.D. in English letters and philology with that academic honor at the University of Chicago."
14.nounThe liberal arts, humanities, learning (broad accumulated cultural knowledge)."Though architecture in ancient Rome was not generally considered to belong to the artes liberales, Vitruvius easily qualified as a man of letters because of his wide learning."
15.nounAn identifying initial of the academic institution that is awarded to a member of a varsity team. It is made from structured cloth, and intended to be sewn to a piece of clothing such as a varsity sweater or varsity jacket.