letter
A symbol in an alphabet.
Example
“There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet.”
Other meanings
A written or printed communication, usually defined as longer and more formal than a note. (Sometimes specifically one that is on paper.)
“I wrote a letter to my sister about my life.”
The literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (the ).
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "littera" (letter of the alphabet"; in plural, "epistle).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “letter” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.