How to Spell letter
letter
letter - noun
- A symbol usually written or printed representing a speech sound and constituting a unit of an alphabet
- A direct or personal written or printed message addressed to a person or organization
- A written communication containing a grant
- Literature, belles lettres
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"the letter of the law"
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French lettre, from Latin littera letter of the alphabet, litterae, plural, epistle, literature