Letter | Mean of letter in English Dictionary

/ˈlɛtɚ/

• Noun
• any one of the marks that are symbols for speech sounds in written language and that form an alphabet
1. the letter “a”
2. “F” is the sixth letter of the English alphabet.
3. I wrote my name in capital letters.
• a written or printed message to someone
1. write/send/mail a business/love letter to someone
2. letters to the editor
3. They always answer the letters they get/receive from their fans.
4. He asked them for a letter of recommendation/introduction.
• the exact meaning of something (such as a law) that is stated in writing
1. They seem to be more concerned with obeying the letter of the law [=with doing exactly what the law says] than with understanding the spirit of the law.

• a large cloth letter that is the first letter of a school's name, that is awarded to a student for playing on a sports team, and that can be sewn onto a sweater or jacket
1. He earned his letter in football.
• by sending and receiving letters
1. We communicated with each other by letter.
2. a relationship that began by letter
• exactly or precisely
1. obey the law to the letter
• Verb
• to write or print letters on (something)
1. a sign lettered in bright red
2. The sign was carefully lettered by hand.
3. a hand-lettered sign
• to earn a school letter for playing on a sports team
1. He lettered in football.