0 a written message from one person to another, usually put in an envelope and sent by post: --
1 any of the set of symbols used to write a language, representing a sound in the language: --
the letter D
2 used to refer to a standard size of paper in the US, 8.5 inches by 11 inches: --
3 a written or printed message from one person to another, usually put in an envelope and delivered as mail: --
4 any of the set of symbols used to write a language, in many languages, representing a sound in the language: --
5 a written message from one person to another, usually put in an envelope and sent by mail: --
a formal/an informal letter He wrote a formal letter of resignation.
an accompanying/a covering letter Please find enclosed my CV and a covering letter.
a confirmation/rejection/warning letter You will receive a confirmation letter within 10 working days.
reply to/acknowledge/answer a letter I wrote to the company but they did not even acknowledge my letter.
draft/write/sign a letter The letter was signed by the managing director.
deliver/post/send a letter I sent a letter about the problem to HQ last week.
get/receive a letter (from sb) I got a letter from my lawyer this morning.
by letter You will receive an acknowledgement by letter.
The letters are first" parsed" into their appropriate graphemic units.
Another patient could name letters but could not sound them out, suggesting a problem at the level of grapheme to phoneme assignment.
Initially, an entry in a reading lexicon which matches the sequence of letters that one has detected is located.
The second volume, however, had a number of letters as well as an unfinished play to make the required length.
There were seventeen, none of which had ever been published before; they comprised the largest single collection of the poet's letters he would ever find.
By late summer 1798, he had found enough letters to make a prominent feature of them in the edition.
Other letters were written by pastors sent out in response to such requests, reporting their progress and appealing for further help.
A large number are letters of friendship, having no other purpose than to convey sentiments appropriate to the cultivation of amicitia.