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  • 1letter — letter, epistle, missive, note, message, dispatch, report, memorandum are comparable when they mean a communication sent or transmitted as distinct from one conveyed directly from source to recipient (as by oral utterance). Letter is the ordinary …

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  • 2letter — n. written message 1) to type; write a letter 2) to mail. post (BE), send a letter 3) to drop a letter into a mailbox (AE), letter box (BE) 4) to certify; register a letter 5) to take (down), transcribe a letter 6) to dictate a letter 7) to… …

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  • 3letter — let|ter1 W1S1 [ˈletə US ər] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: lettre, from Latin littera] 1.) a written or printed message that is usually put in an envelope and sent by mail letter from/to ▪ I got a long letter from Melanie today. ▪ Bart …

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  • 4letter — [[t]le̱tə(r)[/t]] ♦ letters, lettering, lettered 1) N COUNT: also by N If you write a letter to someone, you write a message on paper and send it to them, usually by post. I had received a letter from a very close friend. ...a letter of… …

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  • 5letter of inquiry — /ˌletər əv ɪn kwaɪəri/ noun a letter from a prospective buyer to a supplier inquiring about products and their prices ● The letter of inquiry requested us to send our catalogues and price lists. ● We received a letter of inquiry concerning… …

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  • 6Letter to Darius III — The letter from DariusDuring the Siege of Tyre, Alexander received a letter from King Darius III offering a truce. He offered to pay ransom for his family and thanked Alexander for their well being. Darius also offered to cede all lands west of… …

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  • 7letter — noun 1) capital letters Syn: character, sign, symbol, figure 2) she received a letter Syn: message, note, line, missive, dispatch, communication, correspondence …

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  • 8Letter to a Christian Nation — is a non fiction book by Sam Harris, written in response to feedback he received following the publication of his first book The End of Faith . The book is written in the form of an open letter to a Christian. Harris states that his aim is to… …

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  • 9letter of application — ˌletter of appliˈcation Check if application letter has been added. If so, add it as a synonym here. noun letters of application PLURALFORM [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES a letter to a company from a person who is looking for a job, usually in… …

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  • 10letter — noun 1 written/printed message ADJECTIVE ▪ lengthy, long ▪ brief, short ▪ ten page, etc. ▪ rambling …

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