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letterhead
  • n  a sheet of stationery with name and address of the organization printed at the top
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lettering
  • n  letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
  • v  win an athletic letter
  • v  set down or print with letters
  • v  mark letters on or mark with letters
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letterman
  • n  an athlete who has earned a letter in a school sport
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letters
  • n  the literary culture
    this book shows American letters at its best
  • n  scholarly attainment
    he is a man of letters
  • n  a written message addressed to a person or organization
  • n  the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
    his grandmother taught him his letters
  • n  owner who lets another person use something (housing usually) for hire
  • n  a strictly literal interpretation (as distinct from the intention)
  • n  an award earned by participation in a school sport
    he won letters in three sports
  • v  win an athletic letter
  • v  set down or print with letters
  • v  mark letters on or mark with letters
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letters of administration
  • n  legal document naming someone to administer an estate when no executor has been named
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letters of marque
  • n  a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation
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letters patent
  • n  an official document granting a right or privilege
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letters testamentary
  • n  a legal document from a probate court or court officer informing you of your appointment as executor of a will and empowering you to discharge those responsibilities
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letterset printing
  • n  image is transferred from a relief type plate to a roller
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letting
  • n  property that is leased or rented out or let
  • v  make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
  • v  actively cause something to happen
  • v  consent to, give permission
  • v  cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
  • v  leave unchanged
  • v  grant use or occupation of under a term of contract
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letting down
  • n  the act of causing something to move to a lower level
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lettish
  • n  the official language of Latvia; belongs to the Baltic branch of Indo-European
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