Letter - English meaning

noun

A short official statement or broadcast summary of news.

Usage examples:

Ninety years ago, there were no television pictures, radio broadcasts or internet bulletins to flas…

noun

A short piece of news on television or radio, or a short report or news item released by an organization

Usage examples:

The museum publishes a monthly bulletin about coming events.

noun

A short report with news and information about a group or organization, printed for its members

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The company produces a weekly bulletin for its 33,000 employees., every news bulletin has been domi…

noun

The mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

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Running away was not in keeping with her character

verb

Inscribe or write (something).

Usage examples:

You have well charactered him

noun

The particular combination of things about a person or place, esp. things you cannot see, that make that person or place different from others

Usage examples:

[ c ] the idea was to modernize the house without changing its homey character., [ u ] it’s a theat…

noun

The imparting or exchanging of information by speaking, writing, or using some other medium.

Usage examples:

Television is an effective means of communication

noun

The process by which messages or information is sent from one place or person to another, or the message itself

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[ u ] e-mail is an increasingly important means of business communication., [ u ] there was very li…

noun

The process of sharing information, especially when this increases understanding between people or groups

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We have been in communication with various agencies in regard to this matter., a form/means/method …

noun

A close similarity, connection, or equivalence.

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There is a simple correspondence between the distance of a focused object from the eye and the size…

noun

Letters written from one person to another, or the activity of writing and receiving letters

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She was behind in her correspondence, and had at least six letters to write.

noun

Written communications such as letters and emails

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Keep copies of all correspondence., email/written correspondence, correspondence between sb and sb …

noun

A thing made or adapted for a particular purpose, especially a piece of mechanical or electronic equipment.

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A measuring device

noun

An object or machine that has been invented to fulfill a particular purpose

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A handheld device, a safety device, electronic/mechanical devices, he invented a device for measuri…

noun

An object or machine which has been invented for a particular purpose

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Biotech and medical devices, you should not use any personal electronic device, such as a cell phon…

verb

Send off to a destination or for a purpose.

Usage examples:

He dispatched messages back to base

noun

The sending of someone or something to a destination or for a purpose.

Usage examples:

A resolution authorizing the dispatch of a peacekeeping force

verb

To send someone or something to a place for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Within seconds the university police can identify the exact origin of the alarm and dispatch office…

noun

A letter.

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Activists firing off angry epistles

noun

A letter

Usage examples:

Lengthy epistle humorous many thanks for your lengthy epistle, which arrived in this morning's post.

noun

One of the letters written to the early christians by the apostles (= the first men who believed in jesus christ)

noun

A number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company.

Usage examples:

The trade figures

verb

Have a significant part or role in a situation or process.

Usage examples:

The issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks

noun

A number or an amount

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The collection was valued at $20 million, a figure that might cover the cost of having artists recr…

noun

The smallest meaningful contrastive unit in a writing system.

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Then, beginning readers learn to parse the printed word into graphemes and subsequently assign phon…

noun

The smallest unit in a system of writing a language that can express a difference in sound or meaning

noun

Facts provided or learned about something or someone.

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A vital piece of information

noun

News, facts, or knowledge

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An important piece of information, can you give us some information on tours to alaska?, informatio…

noun

Facts or details about a person, company, product, etc.

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Gather/get/obtain information can you tell me where i can obtain further information?, ask for/requ…

noun

The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills.

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An eminent man of great intelligence

noun

The ability to understand and learn well, and to form judgments and opinions based on reason

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He’s a child of normal intelligence but he’s emotionally immature., foreign intelligence

noun

The ability to learn and understand things quickly and easily

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Her high intelligence, ability and drive were evident from the start., people questioned the intell…

noun

A long, narrow mark or band.

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A row of closely spaced dots will look like a continuous line

verb

Stand or be positioned at intervals along.

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A processional route lined by people waving flags

verb

Cover the inside surface of (a container or garment) with a layer of different material.

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A basket lined with polythene

noun

Letters and parcels sent by post.

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I did not receive any mail

verb

Send (a letter or parcel) by post.

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Three editions were mailed to our members

noun

Armour made of metal rings or plates joined together flexibly.

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A coat of mail

noun

A small area on a surface having a different colour from its surroundings, typically one caused by damage or dirt.

Usage examples:

The blow left a red mark down one side of her face

verb

Make a visible impression or stain on.

Usage examples:

He fingered the photograph gently, careful not to mark it

noun

(until the introduction of the euro in 2002) the basic monetary unit of germany, equal to 100 pfennig; a deutschmark.

Usage examples:

Germany spent billions of marks to save the french franc from speculators

noun

A verbal, written, or recorded communication sent to or left for a recipient who cannot be contacted directly.

Usage examples:

If i'm not there leave a message on the answerphone

verb

Send a message to (someone), especially by email.

Usage examples:

I was messaged by a californian contact for some information

noun

A letter, especially a long or official one.

Usage examples:

Yet another missive from the foreign office

noun

An official, formal, or long letter

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She sent a ten-page missive to the committee, detailing her objections.

noun

Newly received or noteworthy information, especially about recent events.

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I've got some good news for you

noun

Information or reports about recent events

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That's the best (piece of) news i've heard for a long time!, we've had no news of them since they l…

noun

A television or radio programme consisting of reports about recent events

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Was there anything interesting on the news tonight?, i saw it on the 6 o'clock news., uk i usually …

noun

A brief record of points or ideas written down as an aid to memory.

Usage examples:

I'll make a note in my diary

verb

Notice or pay particular attention to (something).

Usage examples:

He noted his mother's unusual gaiety

noun

A long, sturdy piece of timber or metal set upright in the ground and used as a support or marker.

Usage examples:

Follow the blue posts until the track meets a road

verb

Display (a notice) in a public place.

Usage examples:

A curt notice had been posted on the door

adverb

With haste.

Usage examples:

Come now, come post

verb

Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.

Usage examples:

The minister reported a decline in milk production

noun

An account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body.

Usage examples:

The chairman's annual report

verb

To give an account or representation of in words

noun

A letter of an ancient germanic alphabet, related to the roman alphabet.

Usage examples:

Long ago, a rune had been carved in the centre of the stone

noun

An object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else.

Usage examples:

Flowers are often given as a sign of affection

verb

Write one's name on (a letter, card, document, etc.) to identify oneself as the writer or sender.

Usage examples:

The card was signed by the whole class

noun

A mark or character used as a conventional representation of an object, function, or process, e.g. the letter or letters standing for a chemical element or a character in musical notation.

Usage examples:

The symbol r in figure 5 represents a gene which is ineffective

verb

Symbolize.

Usage examples:

The first was symbol of the atonement the 2nd was to symbol the carrying away of sins.

noun

A category of people or things having common characteristics.

Usage examples:

This type of heather grows better in a drier habitat

verb

Write (something) on a typewriter or computer by pressing the keys.

Usage examples:

He typed out the second draft

suffix

(forming adjectives) resembling or having the characteristics of a specified thing.

Usage examples:

The dish-type radio telescope

noun

A single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing, used with others (or sometimes alone) to form a sentence and typically shown with a space on either side when written or printed.

Usage examples:

I don't like the word ‘unofficial’

verb

Express (something spoken or written) in particular words.

Usage examples:

He words his request in a particularly ironic way

exclamation

Used to express agreement or affirmation.

Usage examples:

Word, that's a good record, man