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letter

/ˈletə/LEH-tur
/ˈlɛtɚ/LEH-tur

Meaninga letter, a mark

Common meaning: a written sign

Other meanings: a written message

Journey through time

  1. Latinliterasource
  2. Frenchlettresource
  3. Middle Englishlettresource
  4. Englishletter‘a written sign’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin litera ‘a letter, a mark’.

Roots

  • litera Latin “a letter, a mark”

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