letters

UK /ˈlɛtɚz/ US /ˈlɛtɚz/

noun 2

Definitions

noun

Literature (school subject).

Rickert was the first woman (and second individual) to be awarded a Ph.D. in English letters and philology with that academic honor at the University of Chicago.

The liberal arts, humanities, learning (broad accumulated cultural knowledge).

Though architecture in ancient Rome was not generally considered to belong to the artes liberales, Vitruvius easily qualified as a man of letters because of his wide learning.

He read widely throughout these days, for his father had a taste for modern letters, and new books lay littered about the rooms.

Collocations

ADJ.

english, lay, many, modern, new, private, received

She kept all his old love letters in a box under her bed.

VERB + LETTERS

answer, contain, don't, exchange, head, like, mail, read

She decided to answer the letters from her grandmother before the week ended.

LETTERS + NOUN

permission, philology, sympathy

She asked her mother for permission to read the old love letters in the attic.

PREP.

in, in, out, with, without

She wrote to her grandmother in letters every week without fail.

ADV.

anymore, probably

I don't write letters anymore since everyone communicates by email now.

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Idioms & Phrases

letters after one's name

A list of abbreviations, separated by commas, representing the academic qualifications and civil or military honors achieved by a person.

Again, as he was a mere student without any letters after his name, he got scant attention, and I never heard that he gained over a single supporter. - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - The

in capital letters

Of someone or something, emphasizing notability, significance, or exemplary status.

Example Bank

Rickert was the first woman (and second individual) to be awarded a Ph.D. in English letters and philology with that academic honor at the University of Chicago.

Wiktionary

Though architecture in ancient Rome was not generally considered to belong to the artes liberales, Vitruvius easily qualified as a man of letters because of his wide learning.

Wiktionary

He read widely throughout these days, for his father had a taste for modern letters, and new books lay littered about the rooms.

Wiktionary

I was rereading the letters you sent to me.

Tatoeba · #1859

Since you like to write letters, why don't you drop her a line?

Tatoeba · #16009

Dozens of letters are awaiting you.

Tatoeba · #17461

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