Meaning

• A symbol in an alphabet.

  "There are twenty-six letters in the English alphabet."

• A written or printed communication, generally longer and more formal than a note.

  "I wrote a letter to my sister about my life."

• The literal meaning of something, as distinguished from its intended and remoter meaning (often contrasted with the spirit).

• (plural) Literature.

  "Benjamin Franklin was multiskilled – a scientist, politician and a man of letters."

• A division unit of a piece of law marked by a letter of the alphabet.

• A size of paper, 8½ in × 11 in (215.9 mm × 279.4 mm, US paper sizes rounded to the nearest 5 mm).

• A size of paper, 215 mm × 280 mm.

• A single type; type, collectively; a style of type.

Meaning

• To print, inscribe, or paint letters on something.

• (scholastic) To earn a varsity letter (award).

Meaning

• An identifying initial of the academic institution that is awarded to a member of a varsity team. It is made from structured cloth, and intended to be sewn to a piece of clothing such as a varsity sweater or varsity jacket.