Letter — meaning in English

English meaning

• letter noun A written symbol representing a sound of a language, used to build words; one character of the alphabet.
• sort noun A particular type or kind of something.
• type noun A category or class of things that share particular features.

Senses

Letter is used for these senses in English:

• letter A symbol in an alphabet.
• sort (typography) A piece of metal type used to print one letter, character, or symbol in a particular size and style.
• type (printing, countable) A letter or character used for printing, historically a cast or engraved block.

letter — full definition

1. noun A written symbol representing a sound of a language, used to build words; one character of the alphabet.
2. noun A written message sent from one person to another, usually by post.

sort — full definition

1. noun A particular type or kind of something.
2. verb To arrange items into groups or a particular order, based on some shared quality.
3. verb Informal: to fix a problem or deal with a task.

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