Synonyms of letters

Noun


1. letters, culture

usage: the literary culture; "this book shows American letters at its best"

2. letters, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism

usage: scholarly attainment; "he is a man of letters"

Noun


1. letters, culture

usage: a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"

2. letters, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship, encyclopedism, encyclopaedism

usage: the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech; "his grandmother taught him his letters"

3. letter, missive, text, textual matter, document

usage: owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire

4. letter, letter of the alphabet, alphabetic character, character, grapheme, graphic symbol

usage: a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention); "he followed instructions to the letter"; "he obeyed the letter of the law"

5. letter, owner, proprietor

usage: an award earned by participation in a school sport; "he won letters in three sports"

Verb


1. letter, earn, garner

usage: win an athletic letter

2. letter, print, impress

usage: set down or print with letters

3. letter, write

usage: mark letters on or mark with letters

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