letters

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of letter. Use this form when you mean more than one letter.

   She wrote the first three letters of her name.

   We got two letters in the mail today.

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2. 2
   noun

   Knowledge of books, the arts, and history, gained through wide reading.

   She was a woman of letters who loved both poetry and science.

   The college has always cared about letters and the arts.

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3. 3
   noun

   The study of written stories, poems, and plays as a school subject.

   She decided to study letters instead of science.

   Our school offers classes in letters and history.

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4. 4
   verb

   Third-person singular simple present of letter. Use this form with he, she, or it.

   She letters each sign by hand with a fine brush.

   He letters the team jerseys with their names and numbers.

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