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| Main Entry: | letter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | symbol of an alphabet |
| Synonyms: | alphabet, cap, capital, character, minuscule, sign, type, ABCs, majuscule, rune, small letter, uncial |
| Antonyms: | number |
| Main Entry: | letter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written communication |
| Synonyms: | acknowledgment, answer, billet, dispatch, epistle, junk mail*, line, memorandum, message, missive, note, reply, report, thank you, kite, memo, postcard |
| Antonyms: | speech |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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| 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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-nouns
letter; character; hieroglyphic (writing) [more]; type (printing) [more]; 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) [more].
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| Main Entry: | autobiography |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written account of one's own life |
| Synonyms: | biography, confession, diary, experience, journal, letter, life, life story, memoir, adventures, bio, letters, personal history, reminiscences, self-portrayal |
| Main Entry: | greeting |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | welcome; message of kindness |
| Synonyms: | accosting, acknowledgment, address, aloha*, attention, best wishes, blow*, card*, ciao, compellation, compliments, good wishes, hail, hello, heralding, hi, high five, highball, how-do-you-do, howdy, letter*, nod, note, notice, ovation, reception, regards, respects, rumble, salaam*, salutation, salute, speaking to, testimonial, ushering in, what's happening |
| Antonyms: | farewell, goodbye |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written correspondence; system for sending correspondence |
| Synonyms: | communication, junk mail, letter, package, parcel, post, post office, air mail, postal service, postcard |
| Antonyms: | conversation |
| Main Entry: | memorandum/memo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written note |
| Synonyms: | announcement, chit, diary, directive, dispatch, epistle, letter, message, minute, missive, notation, notice, record, reminder, jotting, tickler |
| Main Entry: | missive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written communication |
| Synonyms: | dispatch, epistle, letter, line, memorandum, message, note, report, word, memo |
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | produce writing, impression; reproduce |
| Synonyms: | compose, disseminate, engrave, impress, imprint, issue, letter, mark, offset, publish, set, stamp, go to press, let roll, publication calligraph, put to bed, reissue, reprint, run off, set type, strike off |
| Main Entry: | write |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put language down on paper |
| Synonyms: | address, author, autograph, commit, communicate, compose, copy, correspond, create, draft, draw up*, engross, formulate, ghost, indite, inscribe, knock off*, knock out*, letter, note, pen, print, record, reproduce, rewrite, scrawl, scribble, scribe, sign, take down, tell, transcribe, turn out, bang out, chalk*, comp, dash off, drop a line, drop a note, ink, jot down, note down, pencil, push a pencil, put in writing, scriven, set down, set forth, typewrite, write down, write up |
| Antonyms: | read |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | memorandum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | note |
| Synonyms: | announcement, chit, diary, directive, dispatch, epistle, letter, message, minute, missive, notation, notice, record, reminder, jotting, memo, tickler |
| Main Entry: | mark |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blemish, stain |
| Synonyms: | autograph, blaze, blot, blotch, brand, bruise, check, dent, dot, impress, imprint, initial, inscribe, label, letter, nick, pinpoint, point, print, scar, score, scratch, seal, sign, smudge, splotch, stamp, streak, stroke, trace, underline, write, X*, chalk, ink |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | message |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | communication, often written |
| Synonyms: | bulletin, directive, dispatch, dope, epistle, information, intelligence, intimation, letter, memorandum, missive, news, note, notice, paper, report, tidings, wire, word, cannonball, communiqué, earful, memo |
| Main Entry: | paper/papers |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legal document |
| Synonyms: | ID*, affidavit, archive, bill, certificate, citation, contract, credentials, data, deed, diploma, dossier, file, grant, indictment, instrument, letter, order, passport, plea, record, subpoena, summons, testimony, token, voucher, warrant, will, writ, certification, diaries, documentation, identification papers, letters, visa, writings |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | receipt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | acknowledgment of delivery |
| Synonyms: | cancellation, certificate, chit, declaration, discharge, letter, notice, release, sales slip, slip, stub, voucher, counterfoil, proof of purchase, quittance |
| Notes: | a receipt is a written acknowledgment that payment has been made, while a recipe is a set of directions for making something |
| Main Entry: | acknowledgment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical symbol of recognition |
| Synonyms: | acclamation, answer, apology, applause, appreciation, bow, card, confession, contract, credit, gift, gratitude, greeting, guarantee, hail, letter, nod, notice, reaction, receipt, reply, response, return, salutation, salute, signature, statement, support, thanks, token, addressing, bestowal, hailing |
| Main Entry: | application |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | request |
| Synonyms: | appeal, blank, claim, demand, draft, entreaty, form, inquiry, letter, paper, petition, requisition, suit, solicitation |
| Main Entry: | dispatch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | communication |
| Synonyms: | account, bulletin, document, instruction, item, letter, message, missive, news, piece, report, story, communiqué |
| Main Entry: | stamp |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | imprint; press mark on |
| Synonyms: | brand, cast, drive, engrave, etch, fix, grave, hammer, impress, inscribe, letter, mark, mold, offset, pound, print, infix |
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