letters

A1 · Beginner Plural noun

n. written messages that you send to someone, usually in an envelope.

n. written or printed communications addressed to a person or organisation, typically sent by post.

“She kept all the old letters her grandfather had sent her from overseas.”

“The historian spent months in the archives, meticulously cataloguing the private letters exchanged between the two diplomats during the crisis.”

C1 · Advanced Plural noun Formal · Literary

n. knowledge of literature and the arts.

n. the world of literature, scholarship, and the humanities; often used in the phrase 'man or woman of letters'.

“He was a man of letters who spent his life studying ancient poetry.”

“Her contribution to the world of letters was recognised with a lifetime achievement award for her essays on contemporary philosophy.”