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letter
'letter' - used as a noun
1. a written message addressed to a person or organization
mailed an indignant letter to the editor
2. the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
his grandmother taught him his letters
3. a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
he followed instructions to the letter
he obeyed the letter of the law
4. an award earned by participation in a school sport
he won letters in three sports
5. owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire

'letter' - used as a verb
6. win an athletic letter
7. set down or print with letters
8. mark letters on or mark with letters

derived forms
1. Letter / Plural
letters
2. Letter / Past
lettered
3. Letter / Third Person
letters
4. Letter / Present Participle
lettering
Variations of 'letter'
 
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Fact of the day
The abbreviation Xmas for the word Christmas is of Greek origin. Since the word for Christ in the Greek language is Xristos, which starts with the letter "X," they started putting the X in place of Christ and came up with the short form for the word Christmas.