Chữ cái, mẫu tự

the 26 letters of the English alphabet

26 chữ của bảng chữ cái Anh

a capital letter

chữ hoa

a small letter

chữ nhỏ

Thư, thư tín

business letters

thư công việc, thư thương mại

Nghĩa chật hẹp, nghĩa mặt chữ

to understand a clause in letter and spirit

hiểu một điều khoản về cả chữ lẫn ý của nó

( số nhiều) văn học, văn chương

a man of letters

nhà văn, văn sĩ

the profession of letters

nghề viết văn

republic (commonwealth) of letters

giới văn học

(từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) huy hiệu (tặng cho sinh viên có thành tích thể thao...) ( (thường) là tên tắt của trường)

Viết chữ, khắc chữ lên, in chữ lên

(kỹ thuật) đánh dấu, in dấu

khắc chữ

đóng số

ghi chữ

thư hợp đồng

con chữ

chữ số

chữ

kiểu chữ

letter type code

mã kiểu chữ cái

ký hiệu

code letter

ký hiệu mã

function letter

ký hiệu hàm

letter symbol

ký hiệu bằng chữ

ký tự

thư

thư từ

thư tín

Character, symbol, sign: Epsilon is a letter in the Greekalphabet.

Missive, epistle, communication, note, line,message, dispatch or despatch; correspondence: Write me aletter when you get there.

Letters. literature, thehumanities, belles-lettres, the classics; erudition, culture,the world of letters, learning, scholarship: He is a widelyknown man of letters.

To the letter. precisely, literally,exactly, accurately, strictly, sic, thus, letter for letter,literatim, word for word, verbatim: The document has beencopied to the letter.

V.

Inscribe, write, spell (out): She carefully letteredthe caption under the picture.

N.

A a character representing one or more of thesimple or compound sounds used in speech, any of the alphabeticsymbols. b (in pl.) colloq. the initials of a degree etc. afterthe holder's name. c US a school or college initial as a markof proficiency in games etc.

A a written, typed, or printedcommunication, usu. sent by post or messenger. b (in pl.) anaddressed legal or formal document for any of various purposes.3 the precise terms of a statement, the strict verbalinterpretation (opp. SPIRIT n.

) (according to the letter ofthe law).

(in pl.) a literature. b acquaintance with books,erudition. c authorship (the profession of letters).

Printing a types collectively. b a fount of type.

Ainscribe letters on. b impress a title etc. on (a book-cover).2 classify with letters.

Letter-bomb a terrorist explosivedevice in the form of a postal packet. letter-box esp. Brit.a box or slot into which letters are posted or delivered.letter-card a folded card with a gummed edge for posting as aletter. letter-heading = LETTERHEAD. letter of comfort anassurance about a debt, short of a legal guarantee, given to abank by a third party. letter of credence see CREDENCE. letterof credit see CREDIT. letter-perfect Theatr. knowing one'spart perfectly. letter-quality of the quality of printingsuitable for a business letter; producing print of this quality.letters missive see MISSIVE. letters of administrationauthority to administer the estate of an intestate. letters ofmarque see MARQUE(2). letters patent see PATENT. letter-writer1 a person who writes letters.

A book giving guidance onwriting letters. man of letters a scholar or author. to theletter with adherence to every detail.

Letterer n.letterless adj. [ME f. OF lettre f. L litera, littera letter ofalphabet, (in pl.) epistle, literature]