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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | letters of a writing system |
| Synonyms: | ABCs, characters, elements, fundamentals, graphic representation, hieroglyphs, ideograph, morphemes, phonemes, pictograph, rune, signs, syllabary, symbols |
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| Main Entry: | letter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | symbol of an alphabet |
| Synonyms: | ABCs, alphabet, cap, capital, character, majuscule, minuscule, rune, sign, small letter, type, uncial |
| Antonyms: | number |
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| Main Entry: | letter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
abecedarian, adscript, alphabetical, alphanumeric, calligraphic, cuneiform, digraphic, hieratic, hypsiloid, literal, syllabic, uncial
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| Concept: | Grammar. |
| Category: | 2. Conventional Means; Language Generally |
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-nouns
grammar, accidence, syntax, praxis, punctuation; parts of speech; jussive; syllabication; inflection, case, declension, conjugation; us et norma loquendi; Lindley Murray (schoolbook); correct style, philology (language) [more].
-verbs
parse, punctuate, syllabicate.
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| Concept: | Letter. |
| Category: | 2. Conventional Means; Language Generally |
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-nouns
letter; character; hieroglyphic (writing); type (printing); capitals; digraph, trigraph; ideogram, ideograph; majuscule, minuscule; majuscule, minuscule; alphabet, ABC, abecedary, christcross-row., consonant, vowel; diphthong, triphthong; mute, liquid, labial, dental, guttural. syllable; monosyllable, dissyllable, polysyllable; affix, suffix., spelling, orthography; phonography, phonetic spelling; anagrammatism, metagrammatism. cipher, monogram, anagram; double acrostic.
-verbs
spell.
-adjectives
literal; alphabetical, abecedarian; syllabic; majuscular, minuscular; uncial (writing).
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