# lettered

Pronunciation: US say "LET-urd" /ˈlɛtɚd/; say "LET-uhd" UK /ˈlɛtəd/, AUS /ˈletəd/

## Adjective

1. Marked or labeled with letters.
   - Simple: Having letters printed or written on it.
   - _The lettered dividers made it easy to sort the files alphabetically._
   - _Surveyors planted lettered stakes to mark each plot of land._
2. Having a good education, particularly one that includes a university degree.
   - Simple: Well educated, often with a college degree.
   - _The salon attracted lettered guests who could discuss philosophy for hours._
   - _A lettered judge, she quoted classical texts from memory during the hearing._
3. Able to read writing made up of letters; literate.
   - Simple: Able to read and write.
   - _In that era, lettered servants were valued for handling household correspondence._
   - _The lettered minority kept the written records for the entire community._
5. Covered in spots or blotched markings whose shapes suggest letters of the alphabet.
   - Simple: Having marks or spots that look like letters.
   - _The lettered olive's shell carries squiggles that resemble handwriting._
   - _Biologists described the lettered patterning running along the snake's back._

## Verb

4. Simple past and past participle of letter. — simple past and past participle of letter
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of letter. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The artist lettered the poster in bold gold script._
   - _They lettered each banner with the team's name before the parade._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/lettered (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).