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Definition of letter verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

letter

verb
 
/ˈletə(r)/
 
/ˈletər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they letter
 
/ˈletə(r)/
 
/ˈletər/
he / she / it letters
 
/ˈletəz/
 
/ˈletərz/
past simple lettered
 
/ˈletəd/
 
/ˈletərd/
past participle lettered
 
/ˈletəd/
 
/ˈletərd/
-ing form lettering
 
/ˈletərɪŋ/
 
/ˈletərɪŋ/
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  1. [transitive, usually passive] to give a letter to something as part of a series or list
    • lettered (+ noun) the stars lettered Alpha and Beta
  2. [transitive, usually passive] to print, paint, sew, etc. letters onto something
    • lettered (in something) a black banner lettered in white
  3. [intransitive] (North American English) to receive a letter made of cloth that you sew onto your clothes for playing in a school or college sports team
  4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French lettre, from Latin litera, littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’.
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