letters

/ˈlɛɾərz/
/ˈlɛtəz/
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Definitions of letters
  1. noun
    scholarly attainment
    “he is a man of letters”
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    type of:
    encyclopaedism, encyclopedism, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship
    profound scholarly knowledge
  2. noun
    the literary culture
    “this book shows American letters at its best”
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    type of:
    culture
    the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group
Pronunciation
US
/ˈlɛɾərz/
UK
/ˈlɛtəz/
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