From Средњи Енглески letter, lettre, from Стари Француски letre, from Латински littera (“letter of the alphabet"; in plural, "epistle”), from Etruscan, from Антички Грчки διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā, “tablet”). Displaced native Middle English bocstaf, bookstave (“letter, alphabetic symbol”) (from Old English bōcstæf (“alphabetic symbol, written character”)), Middle English bocrune, bocroune (“letter, written character”) (from Old English bōc (“book”) + rūn (“letter, rune”)), Middle English writrune, writroune (“letter, document”) (from Old English writ (“letter, epistle”) + rūn (“letter, rune”)), Old English ǣrendbōc (“letter, message”), Old English ǣrendġewrit (“letter, written message”). Doublet of diphtheria.
There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet.
The literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (often contrasted with the spirit).
Some MEPs from some countries may have pocketed £2m more than I have by observing the letter but not the spirit of the rules.
Benjamin Franklin was multiskilled - a scientist, politician and a man of letters.
(US, uncountable) A size of paper, 8½ in × 11 in (215.9 mm × 279.4 mm, US paper sizes rounded to the nearest 5 mm).
(Canada, uncountable) A size of paper, 215 mm × 280 mm.
(US, scholastic) Clipping of varsity letter.
Under these buildings […] was the king's printing house, and that famous letter so much esteemed.
(transitive) To print, inscribe, or paint letters on something.
(intransitive, US, scholastic) To earn a varsity letter (award).
let +‎ -t- +‎ -er.
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