lettre
See also: lettré
English
editNoun
editlettre (plural lettres)
Anagrams
editFrench
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French letre, inherited from Latin littera.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlettre f (plural lettres)
- letter (written character)
- letter (written message)
- Synonym: épître
- (figuratively) the literal meaning, the plain meaning of something
- Antonym: esprit
Derived terms
edit- à la lettre
- après la lettre
- au pied de la lettre
- avant la lettre
- avec la lettre
- avoir des lettres
- boîte aux lettres
- femme de lettres
- homme de lettres
- lettre de cachet
- lettre de change
- lettre de château
- lettre de créance
- lettre de motivation
- lettre de noblesse
- lettre de recommandation
- lettre d’amour
- lettre d’information
- lettres classiques
- passer comme une lettre à la poste
- rester lettre morte
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “lettre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editlettre
Noun
editlettre
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Old French letre; ultimately from Latin littera.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlettre (plural lettres)
- letter (of the alphabet), character
- letter (for communication)
- report, request, or other formal instrument of communication
- written text, especially that used as a resource
- wording, literal reading
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- English: letter
References
edit- “lettre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-20.
Middle French
editEtymology
editOld French letre, from Latin littera.
Noun
editlettre f (plural lettres)
Norman
editEtymology
editFrom Old French letre, from Latin littera.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlettre f (plural lettres)
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- Rhymes:French/ɛtʁ
- Rhymes:French/ɛtʁ/2 syllables
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