letter

Alfabe harfi

A written or printed symbol representing a speech sound, part of an alphabet.

• The word 'cat' has three letters.
• Write your name in capital letters.
• The first letter of the alphabet is A.
• Linguists studying ancient manuscripts often face difficulty when deciphering a single letter that has been partially eroded over centuries.
• The cryptography professor explained that substituting each letter with another symbol forms the basis of many elementary encryption techniques.
• Phonetic transcription requires matching every letter in the original text to its corresponding sound in the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Eş anlamlılar: character, symbol, sign

Mektup

A written message sent to someone, typically delivered by mail or email.

• I received a letter from my grandmother yesterday.
• She wrote him a long letter explaining everything.
• The letter was postmarked from Paris.

Eş anlamlılar: note, message, correspondence, epistle, missive

Harf veya kelime yazmak

To inscribe letters or words on something.

• He lettered the sign in gold paint.
• The jersey was lettered with his name.
• She carefully lettered each invitation by hand.

Eş anlamlılar: inscribe, mark, label