letter in English: One of the signs we use to write words, like a, b, or c; or a message you write and send to someone. (noun)

Translation

One of the signs we use to write words, like a, b, or c; or a message you write and send to someone.

Word origin

From Old French lettre, from Latin littera, meaning a written sign or a message.

Origin: Old French
Root: littera

Grammar

Gender

Pluralletters

Examples

"" .

"Letters" here are the signs a, b, c, and so on.

.

Here a "letter" is a message you write and send.

M.

"Letter" is one of the signs used to write.

A letter has two meanings. It can be one of the signs we use to write words, such as a, b, or c. It can also be a message that you write down and send to another person. One is a letter, and more than one are letters.

Related words

page

One side of a sheet of paper in a book, where you read or write.

word

A sound or group of letters that has a meaning when you say or write it.

colour

What something looks like, such as red, blue, or green.

draw

To make a picture with a pen, pencil, or other tool.

phone

A small thing you hold to talk to people far away or to send messages.

address

The number, street and town where a person lives or where a letter is sent.

invite

To ask someone to come to a place, or to join you in doing something.

mail

Letters and parcels that people send to each other. British English usually says "post" for the same thing.

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