| Main Entry: | letter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | symbol of an alphabet |
Synonyms: |
ABCs, alphabet, cap, capital, character, majuscule, minuscule, rune, sign, small letter, type, uncial |
Antonyms: |
number |
| Main Entry: | letter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written communication |
Synonyms: |
acknowledgment, answer, billet, dispatch, epistle, junk mail, kite, line, memo, memorandum, message, missive, note, postcard, reply, report, thank you |
Antonyms: |
speech |
| Main Entry: | letter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
Related
Adjectives: |
abecedarian, adscript, alphabetical, alphanumeric, calligraphic, cuneiform, digraphic, hieratic, hypsiloid, literal, syllabic, uncial
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| Concept: | Letter. |
| Category: | 2. Conventional Means; Language Generally |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
letter; character; hieroglyphic (writing); type (printing); capitals; digraph, trigraph; ideogram, ideograph; majuscule, minuscule; majuscule, minuscule; alphabet, ABC, abecedary, christcross-row., consonant, vowel; diphthong, triphthong; mute, liquid, labial, dental, guttural. syllable; monosyllable, dissyllable, polysyllable; affix, suffix., spelling, orthography; phonography, phonetic spelling; anagrammatism, metagrammatism. cipher, monogram, anagram; double acrostic.
-verbs
spell.
-adjectives
literal; alphabetical, abecedarian; syllabic; majuscular, minuscular; uncial (writing).
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| Main Entry: | acknowledgment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical symbol of recognition |
Synonyms: |
acclamation, addressing, answer, apology, applause, appreciation, bestowal, bow, card, confession, contract, credit, gift, gratitude, greeting, guarantee, hail, hailing, letter, nod, notice, reaction, receipt, reply, response, return, salutation, salute, signature, statement, support, thanks, token |
| Main Entry: | application |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | request |
Synonyms: |
appeal, blank, claim, demand, draft, entreaty, form, inquiry, letter, paper, petition, requisition, solicitation, suit |
| Main Entry: | autobiography |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written account of one's own life |
Synonyms: |
adventures, bio, biography, confession, diary, experience, journal, letter, letters, life, life story, memoir, personal history, reminiscences, self-portrayal |
| Main Entry: | biography |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | account of person's life |
Synonyms: |
adventures, autobiography, bio, biog, close-up, confessions, diary, experiences, journal, letters, life, life history, life story, memoir, personal account, personal anecdote, personal narrative, personal record, picture, profile, résumé, saga, sketch, vita |
| Main Entry: | character |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written symbol |
Synonyms: |
cipher, device, emblem, figure, hieroglyph, letter, logo, mark, monogram, number, numeral, rune, sign, type |
| Notes: | character is what one is; reputation is what one is thought to be by others |
| Main Entry: | correspondence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | communication by writing |
Synonyms: |
exchange of letters, letters, mail, messages, post, reports, writing |