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								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
 
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			| 1. Letter / Plural letters
 2. Letter / Past
 lettered
 3. Letter / Third Person
 letters
 4. Letter / Present Participle
 lettering
 
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