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letters

n. countable
A1 Beginner US //ˈɫɛtɝz// UK //lˈɛtəz// let·ters

n. written messages you send to people, usually in an envelope with a stamp. It can also mean the individual symbols of the alphabet, like A, B, and C.

n. written or printed communications addressed to a person or organisation and usually transmitted by mail. In a linguistic context, the term refers to the individual characters of an alphabet.


SIMPLE

She writes long letters to her grandmother every month.

CONTEXTUAL

The historian spent years reading the private letters exchanged between the two world leaders during the war.

COMPLEX

The collection includes several unpublished letters that provide a rare glimpse into the author's creative process and personal struggles.

Synonyms
Usage

Plural form of 'letter'; when referring to literature as a profession, it is used in the phrase 'man or woman of letters'.

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