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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
| Main Entry: | biography |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | account of person's life |
| Synonyms: | autobiography, diary, journal, life, life history, life story, memoir, picture, profile, résumé, saga, sketch, adventures, bio, biog, close-up, confessions, experiences, letters, personal account, personal anecdote, personal narrative, personal record, vita |
| Main Entry: | erudition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | higher education |
| Synonyms: | cultivation, culture, enlightenment, knowledge, learning, literacy, lore, pedantry, refinement, savvy, scholarship, science, bookishness, brains, intellectuality, learnedness, letters, scholarliness, studiousness |
| Antonyms: | ignorance |
| Main Entry: | learning |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | education, knowledge |
| Synonyms: | culture, erudition, information, literature, lore, research, scholarship, science, study, training, tuition, wisdom, acquirements, attainments, letters, schooling |
| Antonyms: | ignorance |
| Main Entry: | literature |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written matter, both fictional and nonfictional |
| Synonyms: | abstract, article, biography, brochure, comment, composition, critique, discourse, discussion, disquisition, dissertation, drama, essay, exposition, history, humanities, information, leaflet, lit, lore, novel, observation, pamphlet, paper, poetry, précis, prose, report, research, story, summary, theme, thesis, tract, treatise, treatment, belles-lettres, books, classics, findings, letters, literary works, writings, written work |
| Antonyms: | speech |
| Main Entry: | lore |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | myths, traditional wisdom |
| Synonyms: | adage, belief, custom, doctrine, enlightenment, erudition, experience, fable, folklore, information, knowledge, learning, legend, mythology, saga, saying, scholarship, science, superstition, tale, teaching, tradition, letters, mythos, saw |
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | publication; something impressed |
| Synonyms: | book, composition, copy, edition, engraving, face, font, impress, impression, imprint, indentation, issue, magazine, newspaper, periodical, photograph, printed matter, stamp, type, typeface, writing, black-and-white, characters, lettering, letters, lithograph, newsprint, typescript, typesetting |
| Main Entry: | humanities |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | liberal arts |
| Synonyms: | philosophy, arts, belles-lettres, humanistic discipline, languages, letters, the classics, the fine arts |
| Main Entry: | papers |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | document |
| Synonyms: | ID, affidavit, archive, bill, certificate, citation, contract, credentials, data, deed, diploma, dossier, file, grant, indictment, instrument, order, passport, plea, record, subpoena, summons, testimony, token, voucher, warrant, will, certification, diaries, documentation, identification papers, letters, visa, writings |
| Main Entry: | script |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | handwriting |
| Synonyms: | chirography, fist, hand, penmanship, writing, calligraphy, characters, letters, longhand |
| Main Entry: | correspondence |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | communication by writing |
| Synonyms: | mail, post, writing, exchange of letters, letters, messages, reports |
| Main Entry: | cultivation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | culture, sophistication, education |
| Synonyms: | advancement, breeding, civility, civilization, delicacy, discernment, discrimination, enlightenment, gentility, improvement, learning, manners, polish, progress, refinement, taste, aestheticism, good taste, grounding, letters, refined taste, schooling |
| Notes: | culture is acquired by study and application; cultivation is developed by training and exposure |
| Antonyms: | ignorance, unsophistication |
| 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: | 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: | character |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written symbol |
| Synonyms: | cipher, device, emblem, figure, letter, logo, mark, monogram, number, numeral, sign, type, hieroglyph, rune |
| 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: | form |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | document that requires answers or information |
| Synonyms: | application, blank, chart, letter, paper, questionnaire, sheet, data sheet |
| 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
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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