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- accompanying letter
- acknowledgement letter
- advertising letter
- airmail letter
- allocation letter
- allotment letter
- bank letter
- base rate change letter
- bid letter
- business letter
- call letter
- cash letter
- circular letter
- cold comfort letter
- collect letter
- collection letter
- commercial letter
- confidentiality letter
- confirmation letter
- confirming letter
- congratulatory letter
- cover letter
- covering letter
- dead letter
- declaration letter
- draft letter
- dun letter
- dunning letter
- encashment letter
- express letter
- fixing letter
- follow-up letter
- guarantee letter
- indemnity letter
- information letter
- ingoing letter
- inquiry letter
- instructive letter
- insured letter
- in-town letter
- invitation letter
- loan commitment letter
- market letter
- money letter
- official letter
- operational letter
- order letter
- ordinary letter
- original letter
- outgoing letter
- paid letter
- patent letter
- personal letter
- prepaid letter
- registered letter
- request letter
- resignation letter
- rights letter
- sales letter
- solicitor's letter
- special delivery letter
- testamentary letter
- transmittal letter
- unpaid letter
- unstamped letter
- letter of advice
- letter of allotment
- letter of apology
- letter of attorney
- letter of authority
- letter of authorization
- letter of collection
- letter of commitment
- letter of condolence
- letter of confirmation
- letter of congratulation
- letter of consignment
- letter of deposit
- letter of encashment
- letter of engagement
- letters of exchange
- letter of guarantee
- letter of hypothecation
- letter of identification
- letter of indemnity
- letter of indent
- letter of inquiry
- letter of instruction
- letter of intent
- letter of introduction
- letter of lien
- letter of notification
- letter of recommendation
- letter of reference
- letter of reminder
- letter of renunciation
- letter of reply
- letter of representation
- letter of response
- letter of thanks
- letter of transmittal
- letter of trust
- letter of understanding
- by registered letter
- letter chargeable on delivery
- letter to be called for
- acknowledge receipt of a letter
- address a letter
- confirm a letter
- deliver a letter at the address
- dispatch a letter
- draft a letter
- exchange letters
- forward a letter
- frank a letter
- hand in a letter
- mail a letter
- post a letter
- send a letter
- sign a letter
- violate the letter of law2. v2) надписыватьEnglish-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > letter
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♦ letter /ˈlɛtə(r)/n.1 lettera; carattere ( di stampa); epistola; missiva: capital [small] letters, lettere maiuscole [minuscole]; a business letter, una lettera commerciale; love letters, lettere d'amore; a letter of introduction, una lettera di presentazione; a thank you letter, una lettera di ringraziamento; to answer a letter, rispondere a una lettera; to write a letter, scrivere una lettera; to dictate a letter, dettare una lettera; to receive (o to get) a letter, ricevere una lettera2 [u] lettera; senso letterale: the letter of the law, la lettera della legge; to carry out an order to the letter, eseguire un ordine alla lettera3 (pl.) lettere; belle lettere; letteratura: a man of letters, un uomo di lettere; the profession of letters, la professione delle lettere; the commonwealth of letters, la repubblica delle lettere● letter balance, bilancia per lettere; pesalettere □ letter basket, cestello per la corrispondenza □ letter bomb, lettera esplosiva □ (comm.) letter book, copialettere □ letter-bound, troppo attaccato alla lettera □ letter box, cassetta per le lettere; ( anche) buca delle lettere; (TV) letter box format, schermo intero ( con le bande nere sopra e sotto, cfr. widescreen) □ letter card, biglietto postale □ letter heading ► letterhead □ letter-lock, serratura a combinazione □ ( banca) letter of advice, lettera d'avviso □ letter of application, domanda d'assunzione; (fin.) richiesta di sottoscrizione di azioni □ (leg.) letter of attorney, procura; atto di procura □ (polit.) letters of credence, credenziali □ ( banca, fin.) letter of credit, lettera di credito □ (comm., fin.) letter of intent, lettera d'intenti □ letter of regret, lettera di scuse □ letter opener, tagliacarte □ letter paper, carta da lettere □ letters patent, lettere patenti, decreti di un sovrano; (leg.) brevetto ( d'invenzione) □ (spec. USA) letter-perfect, perfetto in ogni dettaglio; (teatr.) che sa la parte alla perfezione □ (leg.: diritto internazionale) letters rogatory, rogatoria □ letter scales = letter balance ► sopra □ (fin., Borsa, USA) letter security, titolo non registrato ( presso la Securities and Exchange Commission) □ letter sheet, biglietto postale □ (tipogr.) letter spacing, spaziatura fra le lettere □ letter tray, vaschetta per la corrispondenza.(to) letter /ˈlɛtə(r)/v. t.4 mettere una scritta su (qc.). -
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letter ['letə(r)]1 noun(a) (of alphabet) lettre f;∎ the letter B la lettre B;∎ a six-letter word un mot de six lettres;∎ to have letters after one's name (have academic qualifications) être diplômé; (have official title) avoir un titre∎ I've had a letter from him j'ai reçu une lettre de lui;∎ by letter par lettre ou courrier;∎ he's a good letter writer il écrit régulièrement;∎ I'm a bad letter writer je n'écris pas souvent;∎ British to post letters poster des lettres ou du courrier;∎ letters to the editor (in newspapers, magazines) courrier m des lecteurs;∎ the letters of DH Lawrence la correspondance de DH Lawrence∎ the letter of the law la lettre de la loi;∎ to keep or to stick to the letter of the law respecter la loi au pied de la lettre ou à la lettre;∎ she obeyed the instructions to the letter elle a suivi les instructions à la lettre ou au pied de la lettre∎ the title was lettered in gilt le titre était inscrit en lettres dorées;∎ the rooms are lettered from A to K les salles portent des lettres de A à Kformal (learning) belles-lettres fpl;∎ British English letters littérature f anglaise►► letter of acknowledgement accusé m de réception;letter of advice lettre f d'avis;Stock Exchange letter of allotment avis m d'attribution ou de répartition, lettre f d'allocation;letter of apology lettre f d'excuse;letter of application (for job) lettre f de demande d'emploi; Stock Exchange (for shares) lettre f de souscription;letter of appointment lettre f de nomination ou d'affectation;letter bomb lettre f piégée;letter card carte-lettre f;letter of complaint lettre f de réclamation;letter of confirmation lettre f de confirmation;Commerce letter of credit lettre f de crédit ou de créance;Administration letters of credence lettres fpl de créance;letter of dismissal lettre f de licenciement;Commerce letter of exchange lettre f de change;letter of guarantee lettre f de garantie;Finance letter of guaranty lettre f d'aval;Finance letter of indemnity cautionnement m, lettre f de garantie (d'indemnité);Finance letter of intent lettre f d'intention;a letter of introduction une lettre de recommandation;letter opener coupe-papier m inv;the letters page le courrier des lecteurs;letters patent lettres fpl patentes;Computing letter quality qualité f courrier;∎ near letter quality qualité f quasi-courrier (pour une imprimante);letter rack porte-lettres m inv;letter rate tarif m lettres;letter of reference lettre f de recommandation;letter scales pèse-lettre m;letter tray corbeille f ou panier m à courrier -
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{'letə}
I. 1. буква
dead LETTER мъртва буква (и прен.)
2. печ. шрифт, излята буква
black LETTER старинен готически шрифт
3. писмо, послание
by LETTER писмено
blind LETTER писмо без/с непълен/неточен адрес
LETTERs patent свидетелство за патент
4. юр. буква, отделна част от текст в закон и пр.
to the LETTER буквално, точно, безусловно, безпрекословно, напълно, съвършено от край до край
in LETTER and in spirit по форма и по същество
5. инициал на училище и колеж
to win one's LETTER сп. спечелвам правото да членувам в спортна организация/да нося инициалите
6. pl. книжнина, литература, начетеност, ученост
man of LETTERs учен човек, писател
arts and LETTERs изкуство и литератора
II. v надписвам, обозначавам с букви, щемпелувам
III. n наемодател, човек, който дава (нещо) под наем* * *{'letъ} n 1. буква; dead letter мъртва буква (и прен.); 2. печ. шри(2) {'letъ} v надписвам; обозначавам с букви; щемпелувам.{3} {'letъ} n наемодател; човек, който дава (нещо) под наем.* * *щемпелувам; послание; писмо; буква; надписвам;* * *1. arts and letters изкуство и литератора 2. black letter старинен готически шрифт 3. blind letter писмо без/с непълен/неточен адрес 4. by letter писмено 5. dead letter мъртва буква (и прен.) 6. i. буква 7. ii. v надписвам, обозначавам с букви, щемпелувам 8. iii. n наемодател, човек, който дава (нещо) под наем 9. in letter and in spirit по форма и по същество 10. letters patent свидетелство за патент 11. man of letters учен човек, писател 12. pl. книжнина, литература, начетеност, ученост 13. to the letter буквално, точно, безусловно, безпрекословно, напълно, съвършено от край до край 14. to win one's letter сп. спечелвам правото да членувам в спортна организация/да нося инициалите 15. инициал на училище и колеж 16. печ. шрифт, излята буква 17. писмо, послание 18. юр. буква, отделна част от текст в закон и пр* * *letter[´letə] I. n 1. буква; lowercase \letters малки букви; uppercase \letters главни букви; to keep to the \letter of the law придържам се педантично към закона; dog's \letter старинното название на буквата R; dead \letter мъртва буква (и прен.); to the \letter 1) буквално, точно; прецизно, безусловно, безпрекословно; 2) напълно, съвършено, открай докрай; \letter-bound който строго се придържа към буквата; педантичен, скован; буквоедски; to win o.'s \letter ам. сп. заслужавам правото да членувам в спортна организация (да нося инициалите ѝ); 2. писмо; послание; by \letter писмено; blind \letter писмо без адрес; писмо с непълен (неточен) адрес; bread-and-butter \letter благодарствено писмо след гощавка (визита); dead \letter писмо, недоставено на посочения адрес или непотърсено от получателя; drop \letter писмо, адресирано до същия район, от който е изпратено; \letter carrier пощенски раздавач, пощаджия, пощальон; \letter of administration юрид. съдебно пълномощно за управляване наследствен имот, оставен без завещание; \letter of attorney пълномощно; \letter of enquiry писмено запитване; official \letter съобщение за решение на патентно ведомство относно заявка; \letter of power ( attorney) пълномощно; \letter of advice фин. авизоизвестие, съобщение; \letter of credit фин. акредитив, кредитно писмо; \letters of credence, \letters credential полит. акредитивни писма; \letters of recall полит. отзователно писмо; \letter of indemnity юрид. гаранционно писмо; \letters of marque ист. пълномощие за каперство; a French \letter жарг. презерватив; \letters patent свидетелство за патент; 3. печ. шрифт; излята печатна буква; black \letter старинен (готически) шрифт; 4. pl книжнина, литература; начетеност; ученост; a man of \letters учен (книжовен) човек; писател; art and \letters изкуство и литература; II. v 1. надписвам; обозначавам с букви; 2. щемпелувам, отпечатвам. -
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1) буква2) письмо; послание3) наймодатель; арендодатель•letters ad colligendum bona defuncti — судебное правомочие собрать и хранить имущество умершего;
letter and intent — буква и дух (закона и т.д.);
letters avocatory — 1. предписание гражданину вернуться в его страну из воюющей с ней страны 2. предписание гражданину, находящемуся на территории враждебной страны, не совершать противозаконных действий;
letters citatory — судебный вызов, судебная повестка;
letters credential — верительные грамоты;
letters dismissory — извещение о направлении дела на апелляцию ( посылается нижестоящим судом в вышестоящий);
letters missive — 1. королевское директивное письмо ( с указанием кандидата для избрания епископом) 2. извещение о направлении дела на апелляцию ( посылается нижестоящим судом в вышестоящий);
letters patent — 1. публично-правовой акт пожалования прав, жалованная грамота 2. патент, патентная грамота;
letters patent of nobility — грамота о пожаловании дворянства;
letters rogatory — рогаторий, судебное поручение ( о допросе свидетеля);
- letters of administrationletters testamentary — полномочие исполнителя завещания на осуществление его функций ( выдаётся судом)
- letter of advice
- letter of attorney
- letters of caption
- letter of collection
- letter of commitment
- letter of conveyance
- letters of credence
- letter of credit
- letter of denization
- letter of deposit
- letters of domiciliation
- letters of executor
- letter of grant
- letter of guaranty
- letter of hypothecation
- letter of identification
- letter of indemnity
- letter of introduction
- letter of inquiry
- letters of marque and reprisal
- letters of marque
- letters of mart
- letter of mart
- letters of naturalization
- letter of privilege
- letter of procuration
- letters of recall
- letters of supplement
- letter of the law
- letter of understanding
- ancillary letters
- anticipatory letter of credit
- back letter
- back-to-back letter of credit
- business review letter
- circular letter
- circular letter of credit
- claim letter
- clean letter of credit
- clearance letter
- close letter
- collection letter
- commercial letter of credit
- covering letter
- credential letters
- criminal letter
- dead letter
- defamatory letter
- documentary letter of credit
- fixing letter
- follow letter
- general letters of administration
- indecent letter
- insured letter
- irrevocable letter of credit
- judicial letter
- lodging letter
- official letter
- open letter of credit
- packing letter of credit
- registered letter
- revocable letter of credit
- revolving letter of credit
- rogatory letters
- sea letter
- special letters administration
- straight letter of credit
- testimonial letter
- unconfirmed letter of credit
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1) літера; документ; лист, послання; орендодавець2) реєструвати•- letter bomb
- letter certificatory
- letter of acceptance
- letter of accreditation
- letter of advice
- letter of attorney
- letter of authority
- letter of character
- letter of collection
- letter of commitment
- letter of conveyance
- letter of credence
- letter of credit
- letter of denization
- letter of deposit
- letter of grant
- letter of guaranty
- letter of hypothecation
- letter of identification
- letter of indemnity
- letter of inquiry
- letter of instruction
- letter of introduction
- letter of mart
- letter of privilege
- letter of procuration
- letter of recommendation
- letter of reprisal
- letter of resignation
- letter of the law
- letter testimonial
- letters avocatory
- letter s citatory
- letters credentials
- letters dismissory
- letters missive
- letters of administration
- letters of caption
- letters of credence
- letters of domiciliation
- letters of executor
- letters of mart
- letters of recall
- letters of supplement
- letters patent
- letters patent of nobility
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nouna letter of appointment — eine [briefliche] Anstellungszusage
write in capital/small letters — mit Groß-/Kleinbuchstaben schreiben
have letters after one's name — Ehrentitel/einen Ehrentitel haben
3) (fig.)to the letter — buchstabengetreu; aufs Wort
the letter of the law — der Buchstabe des Gesetzes
man of letters — Homme de lettres, der; Literat, der
* * *['letə]1) (a mark expressing a sound: the letters of the alphabet.) der Buchstabe2) (a written message, especially sent by post in an envelope: She slowly took the letter from its envelope; Did you post my letter?) der Brief•- academic.ru/42567/lettering">lettering- letterbox
- letterhead
- to the letter* * *let·ter[ˈletəʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]na business/love \letter ein Geschäfts-/Liebesbrief ma \letter from/to a friend ein Brief m von einem/an einen Freundto inform sb by \letter jdn schriftlich verständigento have a lot of \letters after one's name viele Titel habenthree-\letter word Wort nt mit drei Buchstabenfour-\letter word Schimpfwort ntin large \letters in Großbuchstabenin small \letters in Kleinbuchstaben3.▶ to keep to [or follow] the \letter of the law nach dem Buchstaben des Gesetzes handeln▶ to the \letter buchstabengetreu, genau nach Vorschrift* * *['letə(r)]1. n1) (of alphabet) Buchstabe mto the letter — buchstabengetreu, genau
did he do it? – to the letter — hat er es getan? – ganz nach Vorschrift
by letter — schriftlich, brieflich
to write a letter of complaint/apology — sich schriftlich beschweren/entschuldigen
3) (LITER)4) (US: award) als Auszeichnung verliehenes Schulabzeichen2. vtsign, label beschriftenhe lettered the invitations in gold — er ließ die Einladungen in Gold(buchstaben) drucken
* * *letter1 [ˈletə(r)]A s1. Buchstabe m (auch fig buchstäblicher Sinn):a) wortwörtlich, buchstäblich,b) fig peinlich genau;the letter of the law der Buchstabe des Gesetzes;in letter and in spirit dem Buchstaben und dem Sinne nachto an akk):by letter brieflich, schriftlich;letter of application Bewerbungsschreiben;letter of complaint Beschwerdebrief;letter of introduction Einführungsschreiben;letter of thanks Dank(es)brief, Dankschreiben;letter to the editor Leserbrief;“all letters (will be) answered” (in Kontaktanzeigen etc) „beantworte jede Zuschrift“; → condolence, recommendation c3. meist pl (amtlicher) Brief, Urkunde f:letters of credence, letters credential POL Beglaubigungsschreiben n;a)(Adels- etc) Patent n,b) JUR Patenturkunde;4. TYPOa) Letter f, Type fb) koll Lettern pl, Typen plc) Schrift(art) f5. pl (auch als sg konstruiert)a) (schöne) Literaturb) Bildung fc) Wissenschaft f:6. SCHULE, UNIV US Abzeichen mit den Initialen einer Schule etc, das besonders für herausragende sportliche Leistungen verliehen wirdB v/t1. beschriften2. mit Buchstaben bezeichnenletter2 [ˈletə(r)] s besonders Br Vermieter(in), Verpächter(in)* * *nouna letter of appointment — eine [briefliche] Anstellungszusage
2) (of alphabet) Buchstabe, derwrite in capital/small letters — mit Groß-/Kleinbuchstaben schreiben
have letters after one's name — Ehrentitel/einen Ehrentitel haben
3) (fig.)to the letter — buchstabengetreu; aufs Wort
man of letters — Homme de lettres, der; Literat, der
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'letə1) (a mark expressing a sound: the letters of the alphabet.) letra2) (a written message, especially sent by post in an envelope: She slowly took the letter from its envelope; Did you post my letter?) carta•- letterbox
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- to the letter
letter n1. letra2. cartatr['letəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (of alphabet) letra2 (message) carta1 letras nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto the letter al pie de la letracapital letter mayúsculaletter bomb carta-bombaletter of credit carta de créditoletter of introduction carta de presentación, carta de recomendaciónsmall letter minúsculaletter ['lɛt̬ər] vt: marcar con letras, inscribir letras enletter n1) : letra f (del alfabeto)2) : carta fa letter to my mother: una carta a mi madre3) letters nplarts: letras fpl4)to the letter : al pie de la letran.• carta s.f.• letra s.f.• literatura s.f.v.• marcar v.• rotular v.'letər, 'letə(r)1) ( written message) carta fletter of introduction — carta f de recomendación; (before n)
2)a) ( of alphabet) letra fto the letter — al pie de la letra
b) letters pl ( literature) (frml)['letǝ(r)]a man/woman of letters — un hombre/una mujer de letras, un literato/una literata
1. N1) [of alphabet] letra fsmall letter — (letra f) minúscula f
capital letter — (letra f) mayúscula f
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to follow instructions to the letter — cumplir las instrucciones al pie de la letra2) (=missive) carta fletters of Galdós — (as published) epistolario m de Galdós
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by letter — por carta, por escritodocumentary/irrevocable letter of credit — carta f de crédito documentaria/irrevocable
3) letters (=learning) letras fplman of letters — hombre m de letras, literato m
2.the boxes were lettered according to country — las cajas estaban ordenadas por letras según los países
3.CPDletter bomb N — carta f bomba
letter card N — (Brit) carta-tarjeta f
letter carrier N — (US) cartero(-a) m / f
letter opener N — abrecartas m inv
letter quality N — calidad f carta
letter quality printer N — impresora f calidad carta
letter writer N — corresponsal mf
* * *['letər, 'letə(r)]1) ( written message) carta fletter of introduction — carta f de recomendación; (before n)
2)a) ( of alphabet) letra fto the letter — al pie de la letra
b) letters pl ( literature) (frml)a man/woman of letters — un hombre/una mujer de letras, un literato/una literata
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['letə]1) (a mark expressing a sound: the letters of the alphabet.) črka2) (a written message, especially sent by post in an envelope: She slowly took the letter from its envelope; Did you post my letter?) pismo•- letterbox
- letterhead
- to the letter* * *I [létə]nounčrka; pismo; plural uradno pismo, listina; plural književnosf, znanostto the letter — dobesedno, podrobnothe letter of the law — črka zakona, strogo po zakonufiguratively red-letter day — praznikman of letters — književnik, znanstvenikcommonwealth ( —ali republic) of letters — pisci, literatieconomy letter of acceptance — prejeta menica, akceptjuridically letter of administration — sodni nalog o upravi zapuščineeconomy letter of advice — spremno pismo, avizojuridically letter of allotment — sodni nalog o dodelitviletter of attorney — pooblastilo, polnomočjeeconomy letter of conveyance — tovorni spremni listletter of credence — pismeno priporočilo, akreditivno pismoeconomy letter of credit — kreditno pismoletter of marque — dovoljenje privatniku, da zaseže tujo trgovsko ladjoletters patent economy patentni listjuridically dekret, pooblastilo; juridically letters testamentary — pooblastilo izvrševalcu oporokeII [létə]transitive verbnapisati, zaznamovati s črkami, (naslov) natisnitiIII [létə]nounnajemodajalec -
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(a) (communication) lettre f;∎ to notify sb by letter informer qn par lettre;∎ your letter of 4 October votre lettre (en date) du 4 octobreletter of acknowledgement accusé m de réception;STOCK EXCHANGE letter of allotment avis m d'attribution ou de répartition;letter of apology lettre d'excuse;letter of application (for job) lettre de demande d'emploi; STOCK EXCHANGE (for shares) lettre de souscription;letter of appointment lettre de nomination ou d'affectation;letter of complaint lettre de réclamation;letter of confirmation lettre de confirmation;letter of consent lettre d'agrément;letters of credence lettres de créance;letter of dismissal lettre de licenciement;letter of guarantee lettre de garantie;letter of indemnity cautionnement m, lettre de garantie;letter of notification lettre notificative;letter opener coupe-papier m;COMPUTING letter quality qualité f courrier;∎ near letter quality qualité quasi-courrier;letter rate tarif m lettres;letter of recommendation lettre de recommandation;letter of reference lettre de recommandation;letter scales pèse-lettre m;letter tray corbeille f ou panier m à courrier(b) letters patent brevet m d'invention, lettres f pl patentesletter of credit lettre de crédit;letter of exchange lettre de change;letter of guaranty lettre d'aval;letter of intent lettre d'intention -
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n1) письмо; послание; депеша- approach smb. with a letter2) грамота, документ3) точность, буквальность• -
16 letter of patent
nuisance patent — «досаждающий» патент
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17 patent
патент; доступный; проходимый -
18 letter
письмо ; документ ; ? letter of credit ; ? letter of consent ; ? letter of guarantee ; ? letter of indemnity ; ? letter patent ; -
19 letter
n. 문자, 글자, 편지, 문학, 학문, 증서, \letter of attorney 위임장, \letter of credit 신용장, \letters patent 특허장, to the \letter 문자(그)대로 -
20 letter patent
s patent
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letter — n. & v. n. 1 a a character representing one or more of the simple or compound sounds used in speech, any of the alphabetic symbols. b (in pl.) colloq. the initials of a degree etc. after the holder s name. c US a school or college initial as a… … Useful english dictionary
Letter — Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Letter book — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Letter box — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Letter carrier — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Letter cutter — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Letter lock — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Letter of attorney — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Letter of credit — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Letter of license — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Letter paper — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English