noun

letters

Translation

mail, correspondence, characters, literature

I received three letters this morning.

How many letters are in the alphabet?

He has a degree in arts and letters.

((number)) letters a number of pieces of mail I wrote two letters yesterday.

((the)) letters ((of the alphabet)) the characters of the alphabet Learn the letters of the alphabet.

((arts and)) letters literature He studied arts and letters.

Synonyms: mail, post (for correspondence); characters (for alphabet symbols)

From Latin 'littera' (letter of the alphabet). The plural form came to mean 'epistle' or 'literature'.

Pay attention to the context: 'letters from a friend' (mail), 'the letters A, B, C' (alphabet), 'a man of letters' (scholar).