OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 431

letter

/ˈlɛtə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
carácter • letra
A symbol in an alphabet.
And a superscription also was written ouer him in letters of Greeke, and Latin, & Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE IEWES.
There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet.
carta
A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.
I wrote a letter to my sister about my life.
The style of letters ought to be free, easy, and natural.
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