lettre

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See also: lettré

English

Noun

lettre (plural lettres)

  1. Obsolete form of letter.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French letre, inherited from Latin littera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛtʁ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛtʁ

Noun

lettre f (plural lettres)

  1. letter (written character)
  2. letter (written message)
    Synonym: épître
  3. (figuratively) the literal meaning, the plain meaning of something
    Antonym: esprit

Derived terms

Further reading

Hungarian

Etymology

lett +‎ -re

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: lett‧re

Adjective

lettre

  1. sublative singular of lett

Noun

lettre

  1. sublative singular of lett

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French letre; ultimately from Latin littera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛtər/, /ˈlɛtrə/

Noun

lettre (plural lettres)

  1. letter (of the alphabet), character
  2. letter (for communication)
  3. report, request, or other formal instrument of communication
  4. written text, especially that used as a resource
  5. wording, literal reading

Synonyms

Descendants

  • English: letter

References

Middle French

Etymology

Old French letre, from Latin littera.

Noun

lettre f (plural lettres)

  1. letter (written character)
  2. letter (written message)

Norman

Etymology

From Old French letre, from Latin littera.

Pronunciation

Noun

lettre f (plural lettres)

  1. (Jersey) letter (written character, written message)