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letter

noun
  1. a written message addressed to a person or organization
    “mailed an indignant letter to the editor”
    missive
  2. an award earned by participation in a school sport
    “I won letters in three sports.”
    varsity letter
  3. the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
    “Their grandmother taught them their letters.”
    letter of the alphabetalphabetic character
  4. a strictly literal interpretation, as distinct from the intention
    “I followed instructions to the letter.”
  5. owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
verb
  1. mark letters on or mark with letters
  2. set down or print with letters
  3. win an athletic letter