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letter

Noun

A written message addressed to a person or organization (synset 106636668)
"mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
is a type of:
- document - anything serving as a representation of a person's thinking by means of symbolic marks
- text, textual matter - the words of something written
subtypes:
- business letter - a letter dealing with business
- cover letter, covering letter - a letter sent along with other documents to provide additional information
- crank letter - a hostile (usually anonymous) letter
- encyclical, encyclical letter - a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world
- fan letter - a letter that is a piece of fan mail
- personal letter - a letter dealing with personal affairs
- form letter - a letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients
- open letter - a letter of protest; addressed to one person but intended for the general public
- chain letter - a letter that is sent successively to several people
- pastoral - a letter from a pastor to the congregation
- round robin - a letter signed by a number of people
- aerogram, aerogramme, air letter, airmail letter - a letter sent by air mail
- epistle - a specially long, formal letter
- dead letter, dead mail - mail that can neither be delivered nor returned
- letter of intent - any letter expressing an intention to take (or forgo) some action
- invitation - a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
has:
- postscript, ps - a note appended to a letter after the signature
- address, destination, name and address - written directions for finding some location; written on letters or packages that are to be delivered to that location
- line - text consisting of a row of words written across a page or computer screen
is a part of:
- mail - the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
- correspondence - communication by the exchange of letters
same as: missive
The conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech (synset 106841868)
"his grandmother taught him his letters"

is a type of: character, graph, grapheme, graphic symbol - a written symbol that is used to represent speech
subtypes:
- ascender - a lowercase letter that has a part extending above other lowercase letters
- descender - a lowercase letter that has a part extending below other lowercase letters
- digram, digraph - two successive letters (especially two letters used to represent a single sound: `sh' in `shoe')
- initial - the first letter of a word (especially a person's name)
- a - the 1st letter of the Roman alphabet
- b - the 2nd letter of the Roman alphabet
- c - the 3rd letter of the Roman alphabet
- d - the 4th letter of the Roman alphabet
- e - the 5th letter of the Roman alphabet
- f - the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet
- g - the 7th letter of the Roman alphabet
- h - the 8th letter of the Roman alphabet
- i - the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet
- j - the 10th letter of the Roman alphabet
- k - the 11th letter of the Roman alphabet
- l - the 12th letter of the Roman alphabet
- m - the 13th letter of the Roman alphabet
- n - the 14th letter of the Roman alphabet
- o - the 15th letter of the Roman alphabet
- p - the 16th letter of the Roman alphabet
- q - the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
- r - the 18th letter of the Roman alphabet
- s - the 19th letter of the Roman alphabet
- t - the 20th letter of the Roman alphabet
- u - the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet
- v - the 22nd letter of the Roman alphabet
- double-u, w - the 23rd letter of the Roman alphabet
- ex, x - the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet
- wye, y - the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet
- ezed, izzard, z, zed, zee - the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
- alpha - the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet
- beta - the 2nd letter of the Greek alphabet
- gamma - the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
- delta - the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
- epsilon - the 5th letter of the Greek alphabet
- zeta - the 6th letter of the Greek alphabet
- eta - the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet
- theta - the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet
- iota - the 9th letter of the Greek alphabet
- kappa - the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet
- lambda - the 11th letter of the Greek alphabet
- mu - the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet
- nu - the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet
- xi - the 14th letter of the Greek alphabet
- omicron - the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet
- pi - the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet
- rho - the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet
- sigma - the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet
- tau - the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet
- upsilon - the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet
- phi - the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet
- chi, khi - the 22nd letter of the Greek alphabet
- psi - the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet
- omega - the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet
- aleph - the 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- beth - the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- gimel - the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- daleth - the 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- he - the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- waw - the 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- zayin - the 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- heth - the 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- teth - the 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- yodh - the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- kaph - the 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- lamedh - the 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- mem - the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- nun - the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- samekh - the 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- ayin - the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- pe - the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- sadhe - the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- qoph - the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- resh - the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- sin - the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- shin - the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- taw - the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
- polyphone, polyphonic letter - a letter that has two or more pronunciations
- block capital, block letter - a plain hand-drawn letter
- vowel - a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
- consonant - a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
belongs to: alphabet - a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language

is a part of: spelling - forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage

same as: alphabetic character, letter of the alphabet
Owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire (synset 110274904)
is a type of: owner, proprietor - (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
A strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention) (synset 107188040)
"he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"

is a type of: literal interpretation - an interpretation based on the exact wording
An award earned by participation in a school sport (synset 106719443)
"he won letters in three sports"

is a type of: accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels - a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

same as: varsity letter

Verb

Win an athletic letter (synset 202295310)
is a type of: earn, garner, win - acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
Set down or print with letters (synset 201696474)
is a type of: impress, print - reproduce by printing
Mark letters on or mark with letters (synset 201696338)
is a type of: write - mark or trace on a surface

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