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letters

let·ters

UK/ˈlɛtəz/ US/ˈlɛtɚz/ common

noun

1.

the literary culture

  • “this book shows American letters at its best”
2.

scholarly attainment

  • “he is a man of letters”

Phrases

  • arts and letters
  • letters patent
  • man of letters
  • woman of letters

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