letter
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- noun
- /ˈlɛtər/
- OK, what sound does the letter X say?
- letter sound
- letter names
- letters of the alphabet
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- Anyway, I is the first letter in In what?
- OK, what sound does the letter X say?
- You can give people complex patterns like number and letter strings, right?
- They're often marked by sequence, letter sequence, ABCD.
- And that is figuring out how printed letters link to these sounds.
- Atoms are like letters and compounds are like words.
- And then DEII changed the letters around to D i.e.
- Z, I'm not sure what letter is next.
Examples
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"E" is the fifth letter of the alphabet.
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The three general areas of reading include letter and word recognition, fluency, and comprehension.
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Let us take the letter A and add to it.
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The letter "P," I'm hearing.
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It's a beautiful letter.
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Without proficient knowledge of the alphabet, students may omit letters or struggle with writing tasks.
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The WJ-III Academic Skills cluster is composed of the Letter-Word Identification, Spelling, and Calculation subtests.
Academic text (2012) -
Phoneme segmentation exercises use letters. During word-level practice in reading lessons, decodable words are spelled.
Academic text (2015) -
Screening and pretest measures assessed phonological awareness, letter-name knowledge, rapid automatized naming, and receptive vocabulary.
Academic text (2013) -
The letter A is the first letter of the alphabet.
Synonyms
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3.2
A written sign such as a letter or number
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2.7
A mark, like a letter, that stands for something
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8.9
A carved or written sign that stands for something in writing
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1.0
A written sign that stands for a sound in a language, like A or B
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7.5
A single letter, number, or symbol used in writing and on computers
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8.9
A sign that stands for a sound, syllable, or word
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4.2
A written mark, like a letter, that stands for a sound or idea
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8.1
A written sign such as a letter that shows a sound or meaning
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2.3
A written letter that shows a sound in a language
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3.7
A mark made when writing or printing, like a letter
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5.9
A written sign that stands for a sound, word, or idea
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6.1
A written sign that shows one speech sound
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
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4.0
A letter written to one person but published for everyone to read to make people notice a problem
- Formal
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3.5
A short letter you send with a job application to introduce yourself and say why you fit the job
- Literature
12
9.4
A mark that shows in public that someone is guilty and causes shame
- Formal
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5.1
A written note that says a person or company plans to do something before a contract is signed
- Formal
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2.7
A formal letter from one company or person to another about business matters
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4.4
An award made of cloth for students who play well on a school's main sports team
- Formal
2
5.5
A bank document that promises to pay a seller if a buyer meets certain conditions
- Archaic
1
9.9
Official government permission for a private ship to capture enemy ships and cargo
- NSFW
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9.9
A thin cover worn on the penis during sex to prevent pregnancy and infection
- Formal
1
9.9
A letter the pope sends to all Catholic bishops about Church teaching or practice
- Archaic
1
9.9
A government paper that lets a private ship owner capture enemy ships and goods during war
- Literature
1
9.9
A letter from an old Germanic alphabet used long ago in northern Europe
- Specialized
1
8.9
Shares not registered with the government that cannot be sold to the public
- Specialized
1
5.6
A bank's written promise to pay a seller for goods when required papers arrive
- Offensive
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9.9
A short rude English word of four letters that insults someone
- Literature
A short religious letter warning Jews in Babylon not to worship idols
- Specialized
A loan not registered with the government and sold only to certain buyers
- Specialized
A stock or bond not registered with the government that cannot be sold in public markets
- Archaic
A bank paper that lets a person get money while traveling abroad
How Conventional
Surface Forms
Etymology
Letter comes from the Latin littera, which meant 'a written sign' and is the same root behind words like literature and literal. So a letter is a single written symbol that helps make words.