letters
/ˈlɛtərz/
noun
- Written messages sent to someone, usually on paper and in an envelope.
- She received a stack of letters from her pen pal in Japan.
- I wrote a letter to my grandmother thanking her for the gift.
- The mailbox was full of bills and personal letters.
- The symbols of the alphabet used in writing.
- The word 'cat' has three letters.
- Children learn to recognize letters before they learn to read.
- He painted the letters of the sign in bright red.
- Academic or literary knowledge and achievement, especially in the humanities.
- She is a woman of letters who has written several acclaimed novels.
- He devoted his life to letters and teaching.
- The award honors contributions to arts and letters.
- Official documents granting a right or authority (often used in legal phrases).
- The court granted letters of administration to the executor.
- The king issued letters patent to the explorer.
- Letters of marque authorized private ships to attack enemy vessels.